Otherwise, we have to be able to hold those individuals, make that determination, and if they don't have a valid asylum claim, we have to return them to their home country. That would be a real deterrent. You know, Michael Chertoff faced this with influx, a surge of Brazilians in 2005... instituted problem of rapid removal called Texas hold'em. hold'. Em. The next year, only 1400 came in. So we know what works. There has to be a consequence. We have to remove people that don't have a valid asylum claim. (03:16–03:30)
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Asserts that Michael Chertoff used a rapid removal process called 'Texas hold'em' to address a surge of Brazilians in 2005.
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