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Ted Cruz: “Arresting and deporting murderers and gang bangers results…”

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

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FULL EXCHANGE: Ted Cruz Questions Kristi Noem About Deadly Mass Shooting In Austin, Texas

Published | Video Starts at 09:33

Experts are baffled as to why, and we can think of no reason whatsoever why the murder rate would drop. It clearly is not connected to anything that is happening anywhere. Madam Secretary, is it a reasonable inference that Arresting and deporting murderers and gang bangers results in fewer murders. That is correct. Yes, sir. And that arresting and deporting drug traffickers and stopping narco traffickers results in fewer people dying of drug overdose? That's correct. (09:33–09:41)

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