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Wesley Hunt: “With 20 million people entering our country illegally and we…”

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

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'We're Not Going To Touch Your Medicaid' Wesley Hunt Defends GOP Budget, Details Internal Process

Published | Video Starts at 10:11

People have earned their citizenship, and it's wrong for people that do it the right way. So we are stopping Democrats from exploiting a loophole. And given what we've seen over the course of the past few years, With 20 million people entering our country illegally and we have absolutely no idea who they are, is completely unacceptable. And with the stroke of a pen, President Trump fixed our border. Imagine that border crossings are down 95%. And imagine this. It was the Democrats that were telling us that we were obstructionists because. (10:11–10:20)

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Asserts that 20 million people have entered the U.S. illegally, and their identities are unknown.

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