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Tom Suozzi: “We've seen a reduction in [border] crossings.”

Featuring: Tom Suozzi, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 3

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Published March 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:51

President Trump made that point when he was addressing Congress this week. Was he right that he didn't need to wait for Congress, that it was really messaging from the White House beyond? Well, obviously We've seen a reduction in [border] crossings. We saw it under the end of the Biden administration as well after he did his executive order to say, asylum applications in between the ports of entry. (05:51–05:53)

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Asserts that there has been a reduction in illegal border crossings.

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