MacCallum to Dallas Mayor: How Are You Not Harboring Illegals with Office for Refugees and Immigrants?

MacCALLUM Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Democrat who was inside ░░░░░░░░ meeting with Secretary Kelly ░░░░░░░░ Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings ░░░░░░░░ good to have you ░░░░░░░░ us How would you ░░░░░░░░ what went on in ░░░░░░░░ meeting today RAWLINGS I ░░░░░░░░ it was a good ░░░░░░░░ It was a first ░░░░░░░░ We are starting to ░░░░░░░░ how we work with ░░░░░░░░ administration So it is ░░░░░░░░ the first date We ░░░░░░░░ t have a long ░░░░░░░░ relationship yet and we ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure that ░░░░░░░░ I was very impressed ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Kelly He has ░░░░░░░░ a lot of great ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ the same things that ░░░░░░░░ as mayors and chief ░░░░░░░░ police want That is ░░░░░░░░ citizens to be safe ░░░░░░░░ want the bad guys ░░░░░░░░ be arrested Nobody wants ░░░░░░░░ murderers and rapists to ░░░░░░░░ on their streets or ░░░░░░░░ cities or their country ░░░░░░░░ we are aligned to ░░░░░░░░ them We are pushing ░░░░░░░░ make sure we depoliticize ░░░░░░░░ and focus on what ░░░░░░░░ we are talking about ░░░░░░░░ Let s get it ░░░░░░░░ to dotting the Is ░░░░░░░░ crossing the Ts so ░░░░░░░░ can be aligned and ░░░░░░░░ it together as a ░░░░░░░░ to make America safe ░░░░░░░░ MacCALLUM That s one ░░░░░░░░ the big questions what ░░░░░░░░ a bad guy And ░░░░░░░░ you get into these ░░░░░░░░ what always comes up ░░░░░░░░ you can pull someone ░░░░░░░░ at a traffic stop ░░░░░░░░ running a red light ░░░░░░░░ and then remove them ░░░░░░░░ their car and kick ░░░░░░░░ out of the country ░░░░░░░░ you get any clearer ░░░░░░░░ on who falls into ░░░░░░░░ bad guy category as ░░░░░░░░ as the administration is ░░░░░░░░ RAWLINGS Not yet but ░░░░░░░░ think he heard us ░░░░░░░░ and clear That is ░░░░░░░░ he has got to ░░░░░░░░ There are 11 million ░░░░░░░░ residents in our country ░░░░░░░░ lion s share of ░░░░░░░░ are very very safe ░░░░░░░░ you will And there ░░░░░░░░ some bad guys and ░░░░░░░░ ve got to make ░░░░░░░░ we focus on that ░░░░░░░░ when you change things ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ trying to change things ░░░░░░░░ a market way the ░░░░░░░░ you got to do ░░░░░░░░ is with precision and ░░░░░░░░ clarity That is what ░░░░░░░░ as mayors and chief ░░░░░░░░ police are trying to ░░░░░░░░ out MacCALLUM You have ░░░░░░░░ after the travel ban ░░░░░░░░ I know you disagreed ░░░░░░░░ vehemently you said The ░░░░░░░░ has come to open ░░░░░░░░ office in Dallas City ░░░░░░░░ that will serve refugees ░░░░░░░░ immigrants who amid rumors ░░░░░░░░ raids and further threats ░░░░░░░░ travel ban don t ░░░░░░░░ where to turn Have ░░░░░░░░ opened that office to ░░░░░░░░ refugees and immigrants at ░░░░░░░░ City Hall RAWLINGS Yes ░░░░░░░░ have And we have ░░░░░░░░ a former ICE employee ░░░░░░░░ that knows how to ░░░░░░░░ with a federal government ░░░░░░░░ So how are you ░░░░░░░░ harboring them in a ░░░░░░░░ way RAWLINGS By working ░░░░░░░░ the federal government We ░░░░░░░░ working with the federal ░░░░░░░░ is the right thing ░░░░░░░░ do MacCALLUM I know ░░░░░░░░ Greg Abbott who you ░░░░░░░░ heard is cracking down ░░░░░░░░ Austin He said he ░░░░░░░░ do the same with ░░░░░░░░ about this office RAWLINGS ░░░░░░░░ haven t talked to ░░░░░░░░ governor about this I ░░░░░░░░ to him about some ░░░░░░░░ issues yesterday Look we ░░░░░░░░ want Dallas safe We ░░░░░░░░ want Texas safe We ░░░░░░░░ want the bad guys ░░░░░░░░ Let s focus on ░░░░░░░░ and we ll accomplish ░░░░░░░░ lot I think as ░░░░░░░░ country MacCALLUM Mayor Rawlings ░░░░░░░░ you for your time ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░