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Ron Johnson: “On average, we've been admitting about a million people with…”

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

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Sen. Ron Johnson on health care, immigration (Entire CNN interview)

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

… in terms of what we need to do in terms of fixing our incredibly broken legal immigration system. But you know, Jake, if you take a look at the facts, On average, we've been admitting about a million people with legal residencies. In 2015, where we have the best data, 65% of those were based on family relationships, 21% were diversity refugees, asylees and others. Only 14% had anything to do with work. (02:36–02:42)

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