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Speaker Johnson: No Better ‘Dollar-For-Dollar’ Investment Than Trump’s Deportations

There is no better “dollar-for-dollar investment” for the United States to restore its security and safety than President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans, House Speaker Mike Johnson says.

“We’ve had a wide-open border for four years and millions upon millions of illegal persons,” the Louisiana Republican told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” “We have dangerous illegals in the country, criminals who have already committed crimes here, violent crimes against American citizens. The best thing we can do is return those people from where they came.”

He added that the majority of Americans want dangerous immigrants to be deported.

“I saw a New York Times poll, I think it was just two days ago, 87% of the American people agree that we should deport dangerous, illegal criminal aliens and that’s what we’re going to do.”

He acknowledged that it will cost money to follow through on Trump’s promises to secure the border, but that will be a “small investment” when compared to the “staggering cost and the lack of resources in our local communities.”

Further, there has been an “untold humanitarian cost” in terms of deaths due to drug trafficking and fentanyl deaths, “the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-49 for the last few years,” said Johnson. “Getting rid of that criminal element, that dangerous element, is something the American people want us to do.”

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