Trump Border Czar Tom Homan recently appeared on CBS News and schooled a journalist who was using comments from Florida Republican Maria Salazar to push liberal talking points about ICE, illegal immigration and deportation.
Moments like this show beyond a reasonable doubt that Democrats and members of the media do not want illegal immigrants deported. Their words make it so clear.
The best part however, is seeing Homan calmly and rationally school this journalist with the plain facts.
From CBS News:
As the Trump administration’s sweeping illegal immigration crackdown draws pushback from some Republican lawmakers, White House border czar Tom Homan told CBS News that critics should “talk to ICE” and “educate themselves.”
GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida raised eyebrows last month when she taped a campaign ad warning President Trump the Hispanic voters who helped him secure a second term “feel betrayed.” She said some of the administration’s tactics have “gone too far,” pointing to data that shows many ICE detainees lack criminal records. Other Republicans have also raised concerns, including Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia.
In response to Salazar’s comments, Homan said: “Give me an example of where we went too far. That’s a pretty bold statement to make.”
Homan said the Trump administration is still prioritizing people who it views as public safety threats, but anybody who is in the U.S. illegally is “deportable by federal law.”
“If you’re in the country illegally, you got a problem. You shouldn’t be here,” Homan said, later adding that “everybody we arrest has an opportunity to see a judge and plead their case.”
Here’s the video:
Tom Homan explaining basic immigration law to a CBS reporter…
CBS: “Rep. Maria Salazar cited the stat that 50% of ICE detainees don’t have an additional criminal charge here.”
Homan: “Are they in the country illegally?”
CBS: “Yes.”
Homan: “Then they are deportable.”
CBS:… pic.twitter.com/WloxQkiNok
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The point he is making is crystal clear.
What is it about this that Democrats and people in the liberal media just don’t seem to understand?
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