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Ted Cruz: “More than 12 million people coming illegally into this…”

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 00:20

There were many aspects in which their policies were harmful, but none more so than four years of open borders. More than 12 million people coming illegally into this country, 3 million gotaways got away. as we know are statistically much more likely to be criminals, to be murderers, to be rapists, to be child molesters, to be gang members, to be terrorists. (00:20–00:30)

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Asserts that over 12 million people entered the U.S. illegally, with 3 million evading capture.

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