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Ron Johnson: “There absolutely is a humanitarian and national security…”

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

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Sen. Johnson discusses border crisis on Cavuto

Published | Video Starts at 00:33

He said of the president's replacement for Kirstjen Nielsen, Kevin McAleen, and that Kevin will put his foot on the gas, meaning that he. He will take dramatic action. What do you think? Well, first of all, There absolutely is a humanitarian and national security crisis at the border. Back in 2014, President Obama declared a humanitarian crisis when 120,000 unaccompanied children and people came into this country illegally as family units. In just the first six months of this year, 240,000 have come. (00:33–00:38)

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Asserts that there is a humanitarian and national security crisis at the border.

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