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'I Found Sen. Booker's Questioning Really Bizarre': Ted Cruz Rips Dem Senator During Patel Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:57

It is modern day slavery that the Democrats still defend. They still defend those open borders. Mr. Patelli also said, did you reassign FBI agents from protecting children to immigration? How many children have you found that were victimized by the open borders of the previous administration? 4,700. 4,700. And yet, oddly, I don't hear a Democrat here saying, gosh, thanks for protecting those kids. 35% increase year to date. Last year. All right, I want to shift topic. (01:57–02:04)

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Claims 4,700 children were victimized due to the previous administration's open border policy.

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