Spicer: ‘Being in this Country Is a Privilege, Not a Right’

‘The president recognizes that there’s millions of people in the country who are not hear legally’

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SPICER: “I think everybody who is in this country for obvious reasons. If you overstay a visa, if you commit a crime, by the very nature of you not being legal, you can be subject to deportation. That’s by definition. Being in this country is a privilege, not a right. If you’re a visitor. I think we have a right to make sure that the people who are in this country are here for good, peaceful processes. As I’ve said over and over again, there’s a big difference. The President recognizes that there are millions of people in the country who are not here legally. We have to have a very systematic and pragmatic process of going through those individuals to make sure that the people who have posed a threat to public safety or have a criminal record are the first that are gone." 

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