Ken Paxton: Trump Had More Impact on Illegal Immigration in the Last 4-5 Months in Any President I’ve Ever Seen

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ Texas following a brief ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court in ░░░░░░░░ of the temporary travel ░░░░░░░░ on six majority Muslim ░░░░░░░░ Just a part of ░░░░░░░░ 16 state coalition Urging ░░░░░░░░ justices to reinstate the ░░░░░░░░ s executive order The ░░░░░░░░ general of the lone ░░░░░░░░ state taking the leadrole ░░░░░░░░ this effort he joins ░░░░░░░░ right now live from ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ sir Good to be ░░░░░░░░ thank you MARIA The ░░░░░░░░ are pushing back and ░░░░░░░░ against Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ How will you be ░░░░░░░░ here PAXTON How about ░░░░░░░░ law We think we ░░░░░░░░ actually right in the ░░░░░░░░ the federal law clearly ░░░░░░░░ the president authority to ░░░░░░░░ this His travel ban ░░░░░░░░ right in line with ░░░░░░░░ statute So we are ░░░░░░░░ that the court actually ░░░░░░░░ federal law the president ░░░░░░░░ be just fine Because ░░░░░░░░ know is incredibleis that ░░░░░░░░ success of the presence ░░░░░░░░ had already on this ░░░░░░░░ and have immigration and ░░░░░░░░ The number of people ░░░░░░░░ to come to America ░░░░░░░░ I was way down ░░░░░░░░ we have seen an ░░░░░░░░ from this president talking ░░░░░░░░ Without even executive order ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ a Texan we deal ░░░░░░░░ this issue every day ░░░░░░░░ ve been dealing with ░░░░░░░░ for years We begged ░░░░░░░░ help from the government ░░░░░░░░ this president has more ░░░░░░░░ on illegal immigration in ░░░░░░░░ last four or five ░░░░░░░░ in any president I ░░░░░░░░ ever seen Tells what ░░░░░░░░ is like at the ░░░░░░░░ There you are in ░░░░░░░░ really seeing things firsthand ░░░░░░░░ you give us a ░░░░░░░░ of what is going ░░░░░░░░ at the border in ░░░░░░░░ of understanding who is ░░░░░░░░ in and who is ░░░░░░░░ out And the vetting ░░░░░░░░ Our public safety officials ░░░░░░░░ statistics they do statistics ░░░░░░░░ the border and has ░░░░░░░░ a significant problem We ░░░░░░░░ over 500 000 crimes ░░░░░░░░ the last five years ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault drugs and ░░░░░░░░ s great about this ░░░░░░░░ and plans for the ░░░░░░░░ is starting to cut ░░░░░░░░ on the crimes Also ░░░░░░░░ impacting illegal immigration in ░░░░░░░░ This filing the grief ░░░░░░░░ you filed in Texas ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court give ░░░░░░░░ the background in terms ░░░░░░░░ why you believe that ░░░░░░░░ want to support the ░░░░░░░░ ban and you urging ░░░░░░░░ justices toreinstate the travel ░░░░░░░░ We have been frustrated ░░░░░░░░ this issue for years ░░░░░░░░ asked the Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ deal with the vetting ░░░░░░░░ Had refugees from terrorist ░░░░░░░░ countries come into our ░░░░░░░░ We ve know nothing ░░░░░░░░ them We actually filed ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit about this and ░░░░░░░░ were told that the ░░░░░░░░ government has control over ░░░░░░░░ issue Now that someone ░░░░░░░░ actually doing something about ░░░░░░░░ thepresident now settled there ░░░░░░░░ a limitation on who ░░░░░░░░ the ability to do ░░░░░░░░ When you said you ░░░░░░░░ these people coming into ░░░░░░░░ state and we knew ░░░░░░░░ about them Explain that ░░░░░░░░ do you mean you ░░░░░░░░ nothing about them Do ░░░░░░░░ know who is coming ░░░░░░░░ and out of Texas ░░░░░░░░ have these Syrian refugee ░░░░░░░░ We knew nothing about ░░░░░░░░ there was no bedding ░░░░░░░░ we were told about ░░░░░░░░ were asking for information ░░░░░░░░ governor actually pulled out ░░░░░░░░ the refugee program and ░░░░░░░░ people were still coming ░░░░░░░░ we did not want ░░░░░░░░ be complacent and participating ░░░░░░░░ a program where we ░░░░░░░░ nothing about people coming ░░░░░░░░ a terrorist country and ░░░░░░░░ is why we pulled ░░░░░░░░ What you re saying ░░░░░░░░ extraordinaire That you know ░░░░░░░░ about you tried to ░░░░░░░░ out of therefugee program ░░░░░░░░ they were flooding in ░░░░░░░░ way Who is in ░░░░░░░░ Federal government is in ░░░░░░░░ And these private organizations ░░░░░░░░ them resettle Texas participated ░░░░░░░░ a long time but ░░░░░░░░ we realize we had ░░░░░░░░ control over knowing who ░░░░░░░░ people were the risk ░░░░░░░░ with it the government ░░░░░░░░ not feel like in ░░░░░░░░ conscience he couldsupport the ░░░░░░░░ We pulled us that ░░░░░░░░ would not be complacent ░░░░░░░░ helping potential terrorists come ░░░░░░░░ the state Is an ░░░░░░░░ that this travel ban ░░░░░░░░ supposed be only 90 ░░░░░░░░ but had they just ░░░░░░░░ with it for the ░░░░░░░░ days it would be ░░░░░░░░ And we would be ░░░░░░░░ forward And beyond this ░░░░░░░░ this point How do ░░░░░░░░ think this plays out ░░░░░░░░ timeline as far as ░░░░░░░░ the justices attention on ░░░░░░░░ I m pretty sure ░░░░░░░░ will hear it Usually ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department asked ░░░░░░░░ this you will get ░░░░░░░░ hearing It was amazing ░░░░░░░░ this case is that ░░░░░░░░ been 44 travel ban ░░░░░░░░ since Jimmy Carter And ░░░░░░░░ are the first to ░░░░░░░░ be stopped or challenged ░░░░░░░░ is incredible Thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us Ken paxton ░░░░░░░░ you.