Vivek Ramaswamy Says He'll Deport All Undocumented Immigrants In U.S. Within 12 To 15 Months

At a campaign event in Monticello, Iowa, Vivek Ramaswamy said that undocumented immigrants need to be deported from the U.S.

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00:00 a clear answer for you right there.

00:01 Thank you.

00:02 Do you have a plan to remove the millions of illegals that are here in the cross the

00:11 border?

00:12 First of all, I want to say something, which is that has to be the correct answer to the

00:15 question.

00:16 If I'm a father in the White House with two sons, I can't look them in the eye and tell

00:21 them, in good faith, that you have to follow the rules when the government itself does

00:28 not follow its own rules.

00:31 So we know where these people are, actually.

00:33 They've given them five years or whatever to come back for their days.

00:37 But anybody who is in this country illegally must be returned to their country of origin.

00:43 And I believe we will be able to accomplish that with a focused effort in a matter of

00:47 12 to 15 months by the time we take over.

00:50 In the meantime, in the first three months, we'll have the border sealed.

00:53 Not another dime of federal aid to a Central American country unless they're taking back

00:59 the people who actually come back and build their own border security.

01:02 So use foreign aid as a lever to be able to do it, hold that back.

01:05 I don't think we should be giving aid to most of these countries anyway, but if we're giving

01:08 it to them, it might as well be to answer our own national self-interest.

01:12 Build that border wall, but not just the wall.

01:15 Use the military to seal both borders.

01:18 End federal funding for the sanctuary cities housing many of these illegal migrants who

01:22 are in this country illegally.

01:24 And then go one step further.

01:26 From January 20, 2025 onward, we will end birthright citizenship for the kids of illegal

01:34 migrants.

01:35 That's how you deal with this crisis.

01:37 That stands for the rule of law.

01:39 [applause]