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Ron Johnson: “Millions, no, millions of true comp, but probably north of…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson's 126th Telephone Town Hall: Addressing Government Shutdowns, Immigration, and Fiscal Policies

Published | Video Starts at 30:12

And so even tail end of Trump administration illegal immigration started ticking up in anticipation of a Biden victory. And then you saw the explosion. Millions, no, millions of true comp, but probably north of 10 million people in this country. It's just overwhelming the system. So we got to get that back under control. We certainly need to do the deportation of the criminals, the violent gang members, members of transnational criminal organizations, the human sex and drug traffickers. (30:12–30:17)

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Asserts that there are likely over 10 million undocumented immigrants in the country.

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