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Ron Johnson: “President Obama's...unlawful executive order, the Deferred…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CSPAN's Morning Journal

Published | Video Starts at 19:58

I mean, that's what we're seeing here is we have provided incentives for people to come here illegally. And you know, probably the most recent one is President Obama's...unlawful executive order, the Deferred action on Childhood Arrivals, which basically has created an incentive...to stay. incentive, certainly created an impression in Central America that boy, if you can just get across the border, you're going to be able to stay. (19:58–20:15)

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Asserts that the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has incentivized illegal immigration.

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