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Ron Johnson: “Mexico will place up to 6,000 National Guard troops at the…”

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Here & Now with Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published June 14, 2019 | Video Starts at 01:24

And so what they're going to do, what they've told us to do, is they're going to basically Mexico will place up to 6,000 National Guard troops at the border to deter further migration. as well as accept more. More of the Central Americans that are coming in here claiming asylum, sent them back into Mexico. Why they allow or have their asylum claim adjudicated. (01:24–01:36)

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Asserts that Mexico will deploy troops to its border to reduce migration.

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