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Scott Turner: “59% of illegal alien families use one or more of the welfare…”

Featuring: Scott Turner, Republican | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | National

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FULL: HUD Secretary Scott Turner links surge in illegal immigration to rising housing costs

Published | Video Starts at 07:19

We have American citizens that are not able to receive rental housing and housing in our country because of the millions of illegal aliens that have come across our borders. I have a real interesting stat for you. 59% of illegal alien families use one or more of the welfare programs in our country costing us about $42 billion. And if you think about almost 60% of illegal alien families use one or more welfare programs in our country costing us about $42 billion and housing is included in that. (07:19–07:29)

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Asserts that 59% of illegal alien families use welfare programs costing $42 billion.

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