“The second thing, Matt, is we all know that there are various ways in which the Biden administration waived away illegal immigration status… They gave asylum claims to people who weren’t really claiming asylum. And when they waved the magic wand of amnesty, giving millions of people legal status even though they were in the country illegally, they also gave those people access to healthcare benefits,” he said.

Ultimately, the vice president said Democrats are engaging in sleight of hand by saying, “‘No, no, those weren’t illegal aliens who were getting healthcare benefits,’ even though everybody knows they were in the country illegally.”