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Rand Paul's Immigration Compromise Clip

from Civil War: The Original Heated Rivalry | The Tim Dillon Show #481 · #481

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Tim plays and reacts to a Rand Paul clip proposing that undocumented immigrants get work rights but no citizenship or voting rights, explicitly to avoid flipping states like Texas Democratic.

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  • Tim introduces Rand Paul's immigration compromise position, noting he wants to examine it dispassionately because he has an interest in fewer people getting shot.
  • Rand Paul proposes allowing undocumented immigrants to work legally without welfare, citizenship, or voting rights if they pass a background check.
  • Paul frames his compromise: illegal immigrants stay without citizenship, but their children become citizens, while recent arrivals may need to return.
  • Paul argues his compromise differs from typical ones because it excludes voting and citizenship—giving Texas's potential immigrant voters to Democrats would flip the state blue for 20 years.
  • Tim begins his reaction to Paul's proposal, transitioning to his own observation about Biden's immigration actions.
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