Fox News contributor: Children died in DHS custody because “there wasn't a wall” to stop them from immigrating

Tom Homan: “Where those two children died after they crossed the border, there wasn't a wall there. A wall will save lives.”

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From the January 10 edition of Fox News' Outnumbered Overtime:

TOM HOMAN (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): The Democrats are refusing to accept the wall will save lives. Where those two children died after they crossed the border, there wasn't a wall there. A wall will save lives. It will not entice people to keep coming in those desolate areas.  

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