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Ted Cruz: “After four years of open borders, after 12 million illegal…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Immigration Policies and Middle East Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 00:39

And if you look at the election we had in November, I think there was a very clear mandate from the voters across the board. But the clearest mandate was to secure the border after. After four years of open borders, after 12 million illegal immigrants flooding into this country. And sadly, that was a deliberate decision by Joe Biden. The Democrats, the American people were fed up. Now, the President Trump also, quite rightly, is prioritizing violent criminals. (00:39–00:47)

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Asserts that 12 million illegal immigrants entered the U.S. during a period of open borders.

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