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Tony Wied: “We cannot have 15 plus million people come into our country…”

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

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Capitol Chats Wied calls Dem opponent Lyerly a rubber stamp for Biden-Harris administration

Published | Video Starts at 11:01

And we are at risk of a world war because of the lack of leadership in this administration. And then we look at the border. It's completely wide open. I believe in legal immigration, but We cannot have 15 plus million people come into our country right now that we don't know who they are. We can't afford it. Our communities can't afford it from a safety perspective. And again, I am going to bring real world solutions to this job. (11:01–11:08)

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Asserts that over 15 million people have entered the country without proper identification.

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