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Ted Cruz: “81% of [Somali immigrant headed households] are on welfare.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 31:30

That guy's focusing on the babies and Brandon's saying, all right, how about the person who heads the household? And the person who heads the household are these Somali immigrants. And you've got 81% of [Somali immigrant headed households] are on welfare. And I tell you, the stat that was really powerful was 10 years later, they've been here 10 years, it's 78% still on welfare. This is a scam. (31:30–31:34)

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