Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he supports mass deportations of illegal immigrants because the numbers call for something dramatic.
Host Kristen Welker said, “If re-elected, Donald Trump says he is prepared to open immigrant detention centers and deport more than 11 million illegal immigrants, the largest in American history.” “It will be a deportation plan.” Do you support the plan? ”
“Eleven million, that was the number 10 years ago. We’re talking about 25 million to 30 million or more,” Rubio said.
He continued: “The answer to your question is yes. We cannot accept the 25, 30 million people who entered this country illegally. What country would tolerate that? Who are most of these people? I don’t even know if there is. They talk about vetting them, what are the vets? There are also countries coming in that don’t have documentation systems. Unfortunately, people who are in the country illegally, especially don’t know anything about it. Fifteen years ago, the number was 10, 11 million, and now the number is 25, 30, or even 15 years ago, to get people out of this country. It has become more than that.”
Rubio added, “This is not immigration. I was asked about immigration. This is mass migration, mass migration. This is an invasion of the nation and it needs to be addressed in a drastic way. .”
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