Mayorkas Won’t Answer if There’s a Limit to Illegal Entries

Rep. McClintock: ‘What is the limit or is there one?’

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MAYORKAS: “Congressman, it is our responsibility to enforce the laws that Congress has passed. And that is, indeed what we are doing. Individuals who do not have --“ [crosstalk]
MCCLINTOCK: “So, is there a limit? Yes or no.”
MAYORKAS: “Congressman, individuals who make a claim for relief under our laws and who do not succeed --”
MCCLINTOCK: “Well, you -- you've -- you've already released more than 2.1 million illegal immigrants into this country since you took office. That's a population the size of the state of Nebraska. While the Border Patrol has been consumed by taking names and changing diapers at the border, 1.5 million known gotaways have illegally entered the country as well. That's an additional illegal population the size of the state of Hawaii. So once again, I would ask you, what is the limit, or is there one?”
MAYORKAS: “Congressman, last year, we expelled or removed approximately 1.4 million people who did not have a legal basis to remain in the United States, the largest number in recent history.”

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