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Ted Cruz: “The 12 million illegal immigrants who came into this…”

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

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That is federal statute. And frankly, our Constitution is not designed to deal with a chief executive who utterly defies the law. That's an aspect of weaponization as well. The 12 million illegal immigrants who came into this country, I believe, were deliberately allowed in this country because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and elected Democrats saw a political benefit. Benefit to flooding illegal immigrants into this country that's ultimately lawless. And I think that was a major impetus behind Donald Trump being reelected. So that's not a conspiracy. (51:50–52:02)

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Asserts that 12 million illegal immigrants were deliberately allowed into the U.S. for political gain by Democrats.

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