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Ted Cruz: “They see eleven and a half million illegal immigrants and…”

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

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IT'S A BIG DAMN DEAL! | Verdict Ep. 206

Published | Video Starts at 27:14

I've had people ask me, well, why would the democrats allow this horribly unpopular policy? You would think. You would think that they would just like for pr not want to do that. And the reason is They see eleven and a half million illegal immigrants and they think these are Democrat voters. This is how we stay in power. And staying in power is what matters. Even if people have to die, even if migrants have to die, even if Americans have to be murdered, children have to be assaulted, women have to be raped. (27:14–27:18)

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Asserts that Democrats view 11.5 million illegal immigrants as potential voters.

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