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Ted Cruz: “The highest concentration of illegal immigrants was in…”

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Ted Cruz Trump's First Week, Texas vs. California, Immigration, DOGE, Greenland.

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They took the deal. Now we now know what happened, which is the amnesty happened, but the border never got secured. What did that mean for California? The highest concentration of illegal immigrants was in California. 1988, California voted Republican, the presidential race, as it had for six consecutive years, six consecutive cycles previously. 1988 was the last year California ever went Republican. Walter Schwarzenegger for president. (05:44–05:48)

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