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Ruben Gallego: “We were told we're going to focus on criminals, and now…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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ABC15 one-on-one interview with Senator Ruben Gallego

Published | Video Starts at 06:35

So we have near as zero possible border crossings, legal border crossings as possible. When it comes to immigration internally, my biggest issue is the fact that it's arbitrary. Who's getting picked up? You know, We were told we're going to focus on criminals, and now we're separating families. You know, we're going after kids. Sometimes there's US Citizens that are getting wrapped up when they're doing sweeps. I think the President should use the time and the resources to go after those criminals. (06:35–06:40)

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Asserts that the focus was supposed to be on criminals, but families are being separated.

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