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Ron Johnson: “We have secure border so we can fix illegal immigration…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on Bloomberg TV

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

I'm chairman of the Homeland Security Government Affairs Committee. We have a completely porous border and that endangers America from a number of us from another front. For example, We have secure border so we can fix illegal immigration problem, public health and safety, as well as the threat of Islamic terror. So we have secured the border. How much is the wall going to cost? Well, I was just over in Israel and I saw the, the fence they constructed in two years, about 150 miles. (02:35–02:43)

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Asserts that securing the border will address illegal immigration, public health, safety, and terrorism threats.

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