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Tony Wied: “I also co-sponsored the Lake and Riley act that passed…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Congressman Wied discusses immigration and Jan. 6 pardons

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

Because what comes from that immigration and that illegal immigration is of course, drugs, criminality and all of those issues. And so, again, I think I'm very passionate about that. And I also co-sponsored the Lake and Riley act that passed yesterday. And I was happy to see that, you know, to make sure that, you know, folks that are here illegally, if they do commit a crime, even if it's theft, they get deported immediately. (01:56–02:01)

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Asserts that he co-sponsored the Lake and Riley Act, which passed recently.

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