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Ted Cruz: “He inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Bipartisanship, Immigration, and Economic Policies

Published | Video Starts at 15:26

And it is Joe Biden and Colin Allred and the Democrats that created this crisis. Why is that? Because when Biden came into office, he inherited a border that was largely secure. He inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years. I had worked hand in hand with President Trump and we had largely secured the border. We'd achieved incredible victories securing the border. All Biden had to do was nothing, just don't screw it up. (15:26–15:32)

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