Santorum Battles CNN Panel on DACA: To Suggest I’m a Bigot for Questioning Immigration Is ‘Offensive’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SANTORUM With ░░░░░░░░ due respect prioritization is ░░░░░░░░ saying you can t ░░░░░░░░ somebody That s that ░░░░░░░░ there s a big ░░░░░░░░ And to conflate the ░░░░░░░░ is completely wrong TANDEN ░░░░░░░░ is CROSSTALK SANTORUM Don ░░░░░░░░ you re you re ░░░░░░░░ telling the UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ that s INAUDIBLE SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ TANDEN I am telling ░░░░░░░░ truth CROSSTALK SANTORUM You ░░░░░░░░ just really not CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ The courts CROSSTALK SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ mean the reality is ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM the president can ░░░░░░░░ fact prioritize who he ░░░░░░░░ going to remove GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ but SANTORUM but that ░░░░░░░░ not what we re ░░░░░░░░ about TANDEN And he ░░░░░░░░ putting a policy CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ Let s just say ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ let s just ░░░░░░░░ that you have this ░░░░░░░░ that it is not ░░░░░░░░ But we agree that ░░░░░░░░ need to save these ░░░░░░░░ These kids are Americans ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ speak Spanish They have ░░░░░░░░ values They played Little ░░░░░░░░ They are as American ░░░░░░░░ anyone else And to ░░░░░░░░ them out So let ░░░░░░░░ change the law But ░░░░░░░░ it a matter of ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ constitutional or are there ░░░░░░░░ in this country who ░░░░░░░░ threatened by immigration who ░░░░░░░░ threatened that people who ░░░░░░░░ different than we do ░░░░░░░░ coming in CROSSTALK SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ all due respect CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ with all due respect ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM Wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM With all due ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ Because that s ░░░░░░░░ s happening SANTORUM With ░░░░░░░░ due respect to suggest ░░░░░░░░ people who want to ░░░░░░░░ immigration in this country ░░░░░░░░ we have record levels ░░░░░░░░ legal immigration GUTIERREZ And ░░░░░░░░ s going up SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ wait a minute But ░░░░░░░░ have over a million ░░░░░░░░ a year more than ░░░░░░░░ any time in the ░░░░░░░░ of this country We ░░░░░░░░ the largest percentage of ░░░░░░░░ almost tied now with ░░░░░░░░ historical high as a ░░░░░░░░ of immigrants living in ░░░░░░░░ country We have in ░░░░░░░░ numbers by far the ░░░░░░░░ immigrants in this country ░░░░░░░░ suggest that anyone who ░░░░░░░░ to have a policy ░░░░░░░░ need to examine this ░░░░░░░░ see the impact on ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ country GUTIERREZ Absolutely SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ wages have been depressed ░░░░░░░░ 20 years GUTIERREZ But ░░░░░░░░ s not CROSSTALK SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ that is the issue ░░░░░░░░ immigrants fault CROSSTALK GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ re blaming it on ░░░░░░░░ because SANTORUM I m ░░░░░░░░ blaming it on immigrants ░░░░░░░░ it s so easy ░░░░░░░░ Excuse me I m ░░░░░░░░ blaming it on immigrants ░░░░░░░░ You are SANTORUM But ░░░░░░░░ I am saying is ░░░░░░░░ it is as rational ░░░░░░░░ us to have a ░░░░░░░░ And for anyone to ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ a discussion than you ░░░░░░░░ and somehow you re ░░░░░░░░ bigot when you do ░░░░░░░░ is offensive to a ░░░░░░░░ bunch of CROSSTALK GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ I am saying is ░░░░░░░░ there are SANTORUM Wait ░░░░░░░░ minute wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ a minute GUTIERREZ people ░░░░░░░░ feel threatened by immigrants ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM And there are ░░░░░░░░ who GUTIERREZ And they ░░░░░░░░ using this concept of ░░░░░░░░ as CROSSTALK GUTIERREZ Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you something here ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ If I can ░░░░░░░░ say one thing An ░░░░░░░░ grows with the number ░░░░░░░░ workers in the economy ░░░░░░░░ the productivity of those ░░░░░░░░ Our native born workforce ░░░░░░░░ not growing fast enough ░░░░░░░░ grow the economy SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ let s INAUDIBLE GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ without immigration SANTORUM we ░░░░░░░░ to talk about that ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ without immigration we ░░░░░░░░ grow CROSSTALK Lee You ░░░░░░░░ forgetting Rick CROSSTALK Lee ░░░░░░░░ you re forgetting about ░░░░░░░░ moral CROSSTALK Lee you ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM But to suggest ░░░░░░░░ the immigration patterns that ░░░░░░░░ have today is beneficial ░░░░░░░░ America is a legitimate ░░░░░░░░ CROSSTALK GUTIERREZ The reason ░░░░░░░░ CROSSTALK BASH Mr Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Wait a minute CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead Congresswoman Lee ░░░░░░░░ have a moral and ░░░░░░░░ responsibility to try to ░░░░░░░░ families together not tear ░░░░░░░░ apart Secondly you know ░░░░░░░░ m thinking of do ░░░░░░░░ others as you would ░░░░░░░░ them do unto you ░░░░░░░░ about my children my ░░░░░░░░ hanging in limbo like ░░░░░░░░ given all of the ░░░░░░░░ that this administration has ░░░░░░░░ and the anxiety they ░░░░░░░░ created And so minimally ░░░░░░░░ should say no we ░░░░░░░░ not going to BASH ░░░░░░░░ CROSSTALK BASH what if ░░░░░░░░ is a deal in ░░░░░░░░ works to say let ░░░░░░░░ Dreamers stay and in ░░░░░░░░ the president gets his ░░░░░░░░ for his wall Lee ░░░░░░░░ no First of all ░░░░░░░░ people should not be ░░░░░░░░ hostage to CROSSTALK GUTIERREZ ░░░░░░░░ s right This is ░░░░░░░░ a ransom CROSSTALK Lee ░░░░░░░░ backwards politics CROSSTALK TANDEN ░░░░░░░░ s not a bargaining ░░░░░░░░ CROSSTALK UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE I ░░░░░░░░ not opposing the deal ░░░░░░░░ m just saying CROSSTALK ░░░░░░░░ do a deal with ░░░░░░░░ TANDEN I appreciate SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ has to make a ░░░░░░░░ TANDEN I appreciate that ░░░░░░░░ Santorum and Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to use 800 000 ░░░░░░░░ s lives as a ░░░░░░░░ chip for a unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ or other things But ░░░░░░░░ s not what leadership ░░░░░░░░ Leadership is actually saying ░░░░░░░░ s right or wrong ░░░░░░░░ do And the fact ░░░░░░░░ if you think it ░░░░░░░░ wrong don t use ░░░░░░░░ as a bargaining chip ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ don t use them ░░░░░░░░ a bargaining chip.