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24th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz says he’ll deport all illegal Irish immigrants from America

Carl Kinsella

Immigration is a key issue in America.

As our general election approaches, themes like homelessness and people on trolleys in hospitals are at the forefront of the electorate’s consciousness.

In America, one of the key issues is immigration – as many Americans feel as though their nation is weighed down by over 10 million immigrants, living in America illegally.

Conservative newscaster Bill O’Reilly quizzed Cruz on his immigration policies, asking him if “Tom O’Malley from Cork, who has overstayed his visa but has settled into Long Island with his kids” would be forcibly deported.

Clip by Darren Gaines.

Cruz responds with a curt nod and a typically American “You better believe it”, before going on to say that his opponents Marco Rubio and Donald Trump wouldn’t be as harsh on immigrants…

Fine by us.

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