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Wesley Hunt: “I've heard 15. I've heard 20. I don't give a damn how many…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

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'I'm Disgusted by My Colleagues': Rep Wesley Hunt Blasts Democrats at Sanctuary Cities Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

Our chairman was speaking earlier during his opening remarks, talking about 10 million people that have entered this country illegally that we know of. I've heard 15. I've heard 20. I don't give a damn how many it is. It's one too many. And especially people that come here and rape and maim our babies. This is what I get up and do this job every single day because I have babies, too. (02:45–02:51)

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Suggests that estimates of illegal entries into the U.S. range from 15 to 20 million.

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