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Tony Wied: “We had a 90% reduction in [illegal border crossings] with…”

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

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8th Congressional District Republican primary debate

Published | Video Starts at 18:12

But do you have anything else you want to add? Well, we have to. Along with all the other measures that President Trump had in place when he was in office that were effective, We had a 90% reduction in [illegal border crossings] with President Trump's measures, including building the border wall and the remain in Mexico policy. which was a policy that doesn't allow people to come across the border and then apply for asylum. You have to apply for asylum in the country of origin. (18:12–18:44)

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Asserts that there was a 90% reduction in illegal border crossings due to Trump's policies.

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