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Ron Johnson: “Walls work where we have four different sections. [It]…”

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

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Sen. Ron Johnson on Border Wall, Trade, Wisconsin's Deal With Foxconn

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

He's not looking for a wall from sea to shining sea. This is really a plan drawn up by Customs Border Protection. Ten different sections, Walls work where we have four different sections. [It] decreased illegal immigration somewhere between 90 and 95%. It's part of the solution. And so we do have a humanitarian crisis. President Obama said we had a humanitarian Crisis back in 2014 when 120,000 unaccompanied children, members of families, came this country illegally. (00:28–00:36)

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Asserts that walls have decreased illegal immigration by 90-95% in certain sections.

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