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Tony Wied: “Over 20 million people that came across our border [during…”

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

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Rep. Tony Wied on President Trump's State of the Union Address

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

You know, whether that's safer communities because we now have a border. Certainly during the last administration, Over 20 million people that came across our border [during the last administration]. and we saw what that brings with crime and drugs and look, I mean, overdose deaths are way down. Crime is way down. Having a border works and also putting more money back into people's pockets. (00:36–00:39)

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