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Ted Cruz: “11.5 million people have crossed our border illegally under…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz's full 2024 RNC speech

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

Never before has an election mattered so much. We are facing an invasion on our southern border. Not figuratively, a literal invasion. 11.5 million people have crossed our border illegally under Joe Biden. Look around you. This arena holds about 18,000 souls. Now imagine 639 arenas just like this, filled to the brim that is 11.5 million people, larger than all but eight states in the nation. (01:25–01:33)

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Asserts that 11.5 million people have crossed the U.S. border illegally during Joe Biden's presidency.

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