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Tom Cole: “Remember the 20 million or so people that entered the…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 06.23.25

Published | Video Starts at 11:54

We do know. I was actually listening to an interview of the chief enforcement officer of ice, Immigration Customs Enforcement this morning, and he made the point. Remember the 20 million or so people that entered the country illegally during the Biden years 2 million of them are gotaways. That is people that we never, we don't know who they are. We just know they came through, they avoided detection, they did not try to plead asylum. They're just here. (11:54–12:02)

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Asserts that approximately 20 million people entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration, with 2 million being 'gotaways.'

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