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Ron Johnson: “Democrats by and large are holding border security hostage…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

On those issues, Senator, what are the types of questions that we need to be asking through you here in America today? Well, first of all, why have we for decades not secured our border? You know, the Democrats by and large are holding border security hostage for some guarantee of citizenship. I mean, it's just wrong. Let's take the immigration problem step by step. Let's first secure the border. Let's, you know, let's end all the incentives for illegal immigration. (01:38–01:45)

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Asserts that Democrats are using border security as leverage for citizenship guarantees.

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