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John F. Kelly: “There are 690,000 official DACA registrants. And the president sent over what amounts to be two and a half times that…”

On the recordMay 10, 2018
There are 690,000 official DACA registrants. And the president sent over what amounts to be two and a half times that number to 1.8 million. The difference between 690,000 and 1.8 million were the people that some would say were too afraid to sign up, others would say were too lazy to get off their asses, but they didn't sign up.
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John F. Kelly

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John Kelly comments on the DACA program and the reasons some eligible individuals did not apply.

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