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Ted Cruz: “Illegal border crossings dropped more than 99%…”

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

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Sen. Cruz Delivers Remarks on the Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 01:57

Now, a year ago in January, President Trump came into office, and the result was stunning. This invasion ended not in a year, not in six months, but overnight. Illegal border crossings dropped more than 99% instantaneously [after President Trump took office]. All three of us were at the State of the Union address where President Trump pointed out, he said, a year ago, Joe Biden said he could not secure the border without new legislation from Congress. (01:57–02:09)

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Asserts that illegal border crossings decreased by over 99% immediately after Trump became president.

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