Fmr. LA Mayor: Trump’s ‘Terrorizing’ and ‘Dividing’ Families

[excerpt RUHLE I am ░░░░░░░░ now by outspoken critic ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s new ░░░░░░░░ former Los Angeles mayor ░░░░░░░░ Villaraigosa He s also ░░░░░░░░ Democratic candidate for California ░░░░░░░░ gubernatorial race Mayor thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining me this ░░░░░░░░ I have to get ░░░░░░░░ response to Sean Spicer ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been very ░░░░░░░░ about being the president ░░░░░░░░ law and order so ░░░░░░░░ somebody entered this country ░░░░░░░░ is Sean Spicer right ░░░░░░░░ the government has a ░░░░░░░░ to have that person ░░░░░░░░ VILLARAIGOSA Well they may ░░░░░░░░ a legal right That ░░░░░░░░ a question of debate ░░░░░░░░ question is do they ░░░░░░░░ a moral right The ░░░░░░░░ is should they deport ░░░░░░░░ million people No country ░░░░░░░░ ever done that According ░░░░░░░░ the National Academy of ░░░░░░░░ immigrants including Mexican immigrants ░░░░░░░░ the way who they ░░░░░░░░ to focus on disproportionately ░░░░░░░░ crimes to a lesser ░░░░░░░░ than native born people ░░░░░░░░ fact five times less ░░░░░░░░ they do The fact ░░░░░░░░ the matter is most ░░░░░░░░ these people are working ░░░░░░░░ creating wealth and contributing ░░░░░░░░ the economy and here ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles the reason ░░░░░░░░ I am as outspoken ░░░░░░░░ I am as you ░░░░░░░░ at the start of ░░░░░░░░ show is because I ░░░░░░░░ that these people are ░░░░░░░░ their businesses and having ░░░░░░░░ here their kids are ░░░░░░░░ to school they go ░░░░░░░░ church here RUHLE Mayor ░░░░░░░░ s the one thing ░░░░░░░░ don t get If ░░░░░░░░ the government would have ░░░░░░░░ right to deport them ░░░░░░░░ not morally are the ░░░░░░░░ that we put in ░░░░░░░░ immoral to begin with ░░░░░░░░ Well that s a ░░░░░░░░ question I can tell ░░░░░░░░ this It s immoral ░░░░░░░░ divide mothers from their ░░░░░░░░ in the way that ░░░░░░░░ are beginning to do ░░░░░░░░ There s been a ░░░░░░░░ of issue about whether ░░░░░░░░ not this is consistent ░░░░░░░░ what President Obama or ░░░░░░░░ did Yes both deported ░░░░░░░░ lot of people They ░░░░░░░░ primarily though not always ░░░░░░░░ serious criminals They have ░░░░░░░░ the definition of a ░░░░░░░░ offense to include crossing ░░░░░░░░ border multiple times to ░░░░░░░░ back to your family ░░░░░░░░ include using fake documents ░░░░░░░░ when you are stopped ░░░░░░░░ you are not deported ░░░░░░░░ include using driving without ░░░░░░░░ driver s license when ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get a ░░░░░░░░ s license Look why ░░░░░░░░ t we fix this ░░░░░░░░ immigration system Stephanie both ░░░░░░░░ and Republicans agree that ░░░░░░░░ s broken instead of ░░░░░░░░ families and dividing them ░░░░░░░░ the way that they ░░░░░░░░ doing here today and ░░░░░░░░ the country.”