Look, Texas has been on the forefront fighting to secure the border. And Texas has had to do it because the federal government under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris refused to do its job. They [the federal government] deliberately allowed and even facilitated an invasion of our country, 12 million illegal immigrants. And I'm proud of the state of Texas. Governor Abbott and the state stepped up and put dps, put National Guard on the border, that they apprehended over a half million illegal immigrants. (00:50–00:58)
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Claims the federal government intentionally allowed 12 million illegal immigrants into the U.S.
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