Gillibrand: Biden Can’t Reverse His Reversal of Trump Immigration Policies

Reporter 1 Joining us ░░░░░░░░ studio right now with ░░░░░░░░ on all these efforts ░░░░░░░░ Sen Kirsten Gillibrand Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us senator ░░░░░░░░ My pleasure Reporter 1 ░░░░░░░░ know one of the ░░░░░░░░ that we as a ░░░░░░░░ talk about is support ░░░░░░░░ troops support our troops ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ times once they are ░░░░░░░░ longer active duty that ░░░░░░░░ kind of wanes when ░░░░░░░░ re veterans particularly in ░░░░░░░░ VA system Tell us ░░░░░░░░ what you re talking ░░░░░░░░ that s been done ░░░░░░░░ try and help some ░░░░░░░░ those veterans GILLIBRAND Well ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ is that a lot ░░░░░░░░ veterans that served during ░░░░░░░░ war on terror were ░░░░░░░░ horrific diseases lung cancers ░░░░░░░░ cancers brain cancers and ░░░░░░░░ realized it was because ░░░░░░░░ were exposed to very ░░░░░░░░ fumes from burn pits ░░░░░░░░ we were fighting wars ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan and Iraq they ░░░░░░░░ t have a lot ░░░░░░░░ sanitation so oftentimes they ░░░░░░░░ dig big holes and ░░░░░░░░ all the garbage in ░░░░░░░░ and light it on ░░░░░░░░ with jet fuel And ░░░░░░░░ we remember 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ was similar the towers ░░░░░░░░ lit on fire by ░░░░░░░░ fuel and the toxins ░░░░░░░░ were created at 9 ░░░░░░░░ created the same cancers ░░░░░░░░ we got to work ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ coalition and we passed ░░░░░░░░ law that said if ░░░░░░░░ are exposed to these ░░░░░░░░ at a burn pit ░░░░░░░░ during the war on ░░░░░░░░ you were covered presumptively ░░░░░░░░ so now 3 5 ░░░░░░░░ veterans have access to ░░░░░░░░ care that have to ░░░░░░░░ what exposure they had ░░░░░░░░ the exposure was from ░░░░░░░░ that it caused river ░░░░░░░░ Now it s presumptive ░░░░░░░░ re covered Reporter 1 ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ thing because before it ░░░░░░░░ to be you had ░░░░░░░░ have actual paperwork to ░░░░░░░░ I was here this ░░░░░░░░ when this happened GILLIBRAND ░░░░░░░░ this is what was ░░░░░░░░ which is absurd Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Yeah GILLIBRAND And so ░░░░░░░░ lot of people were ░░░░░░░░ So if anybody who ░░░░░░░░ listening is a veteran ░░░░░░░░ you have been denied ░░░░░░░░ please ask for coverage ░░░░░░░░ because you will be ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 Can we ░░░░░░░░ about some of the ░░░░░░░░ things that you re ░░░░░░░░ on in D C ░░░░░░░░ Childcare for Police Officers ░░░░░░░░ GILLIBRAND Yes So our ░░░░░░░░ responders particularly post Covid ░░░░░░░░ had a tough time ░░░░░░░░ retaining good personnel and ░░░░░░░░ lot of families particularly ░░░░░░░░ police officers and firefighters ░░░░░░░░ don t have daycare ░░░░░░░░ meets the shifts they ░░░░░░░░ given Because when you ░░░░░░░░ junior you don t ░░░░░░░░ to decide when you ░░░░░░░░ work and when you ░░░░░░░░ work so if you ░░░░░░░░ starting work at 5 ░░░░░░░░ A M or you ░░░░░░░░ finishing work at 10 ░░░░░░░░ P M there s ░░░░░░░░ daycare that s going ░░░░░░░░ be open those kind ░░░░░░░░ hours And so we ░░░░░░░░ a program that has ░░░░░░░░ to create more flexibility ░░░░░░░░ that these daycare centers ░░░░░░░░ be either opened or ░░░░░░░░ in their hours so ░░░░░░░░ we can retain and ░░░░░░░░ and recruit some of ░░░░░░░░ best and brightest to ░░░░░░░░ public safety Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ know you ve also ░░░░░░░░ your hands full trying ░░░░░░░░ get some money for ░░░░░░░░ York with the migrants ░░░░░░░░ We just had the ░░░░░░░░ on who was very ░░░░░░░░ of your hard work ░░░░░░░░ D C but I ░░░░░░░░ the bottom line is ░░░░░░░░ re still millions and ░░░░░░░░ and millions and millions ░░░░░░░░ millions and millions and ░░░░░░░░ of dollars Reporter 1 ░░░░░░░░ GILLIBRAND in red Reporter ░░░░░░░░ in the red GILLIBRAND ░░░░░░░░ So a couple of ░░░░░░░░ A few things that ░░░░░░░░ s working on he ░░░░░░░░ trying to speed up ░░░░░░░░ quickly we adjudicate these ░░░░░░░░ because one estimate was ░░░░░░░░ thirds of the migrants ░░░░░░░░ are here aren t ░░░░░░░░ to qualify for the ░░░░░░░░ they re seeking so ░░░░░░░░ would be sent home ░░░░░░░░ the people who are ░░░░░░░░ they need to be ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 That s ░░░░░░░░ Go back a second ░░░░░░░░ let them in the ░░░░░░░░ and now he s ░░░░░░░░ to send them back ░░░░░░░░ There s a legal ░░░░░░░░ when you show up ░░░░░░░░ say I ve endured ░░░░░░░░ things rape gang violence ░░░░░░░░ I m seeking asylum ░░░░░░░░ s part of our ░░░░░░░░ It s why we ░░░░░░░░ this bipartisan bill to ░░░░░░░░ that In the Senate ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ vote on it this ░░░░░░░░ and what we want ░░░░░░░░ if you come here ░░░░░░░░ I ve been war ░░░░░░░░ and I need a ░░░░░░░░ to stay you have ░░░░░░░░ adjudicate it right away ░░░░░░░░ now not enough lawyers ░░░░░░░░ enough judges It s ░░░░░░░░ three or four years ░░░░░░░░ adjudicate that claim and ░░░░░░░░ are waiting to start ░░░░░░░░ and it s just ░░░░░░░░ the process is broken ░░░░░░░░ 1 So do you ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ brought up in front ░░░░░░░░ the Senate one that ░░░░░░░░ will get passed Because ░░░░░░░░ ve seen bipartisan agreement ░░░░░░░░ happened earlier and then ░░░░░░░░ House stopped it and ░░░░░░░░ We re not going ░░░░░░░░ do it because no ░░░░░░░░ wants to do it ░░░░░░░░ an election year GILLIBRAND ░░░░░░░░ So we re gonna ░░░░░░░░ the vote this week ░░░░░░░░ may pass in the ░░░░░░░░ it was bipartisan in ░░░░░░░░ writing and drafting but ░░░░░░░░ Trump former President Trump ░░░░░░░░ come out to say ░░░░░░░░ don t want any ░░░░░░░░ to immigration which is ░░░░░░░░ cynical and terrible for ░░░░░░░░ state like New York ░░░░░░░░ we need these laws ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 But the ░░░░░░░░ can change it with ░░░░░░░░ GILLIBRAND He s going ░░░░░░░░ try Reporter 2 He ░░░░░░░░ make his own He ░░░░░░░░ rid of them within ░░░░░░░░ first 100 days in ░░░░░░░░ office GILLIBRAND He s ░░░░░░░░ to try to do ░░░░░░░░ things through executive order ░░░░░░░░ will be sued he ░░░░░░░░ or may not win ░░░░░░░░ court But the point ░░░░░░░░ we re urging him ░░░░░░░░ to do what you ░░░░░░░░ if Congress was doing ░░░░░░░░ job because Congress is ░░░░░░░░ doing their job they ░░░░░░░░ not vote on this ░░░░░░░░ Can t he reverse ░░░░░░░░ he reversed GILLIBRAND No ░░░░░░░░ law on asylum is ░░░░░░░░ clear If you have ░░░░░░░░ collaraboral claim that you ░░░░░░░░ coming from a horrible ░░░░░░░░ that has horrible things ░░░░░░░░ you have a right ░░░░░░░░ come here The problem ░░░░░░░░ the process is taking ░░░░░░░░ long we need to ░░░░░░░░ it And the other ░░░░░░░░ we need is emergency ░░░░░░░░ visas Our governor should ░░░░░░░░ able to issue emergency ░░░░░░░░ visas We have 200 ░░░░░░░░ open jobs we have ░░░░░░░░ 000 migrants We can ░░░░░░░░ them all We need ░░░░░░░░ in our healthcare system ░░░░░░░░ need workers in our ░░░░░░░░ our restaurants our farms ░░░░░░░░ 2 Are they skilled ░░░░░░░░ I mean GILLIBRAND Some ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 Well it ░░░░░░░░ on what you re ░░░░░░░░ for too Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ do you pick that ░░░░░░░░ You would get their ░░░░░░░░ an interview just like ░░░░░░░░ else But think of ░░░░░░░░ many restaurants don t ░░░░░░░░ enough workers Think of ░░░░░░░░ many hotels don t ░░░░░░░░ you know throughout Upstate ░░░░░░░░ York there s a ░░░░░░░░ tourist season and they ░░░░░░░░ t even fill all ░░░░░░░░ hotel beds because they ░░░░░░░░ t have enough people ░░░░░░░░ like clean the rooms ░░░░░░░░ time to check somebody ░░░░░░░░ Simple stuff like that ░░░░░░░░ don t need high ░░░░░░░░ are available across the ░░░░░░░░ Our farms desperate for ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 And also ░░░░░░░░ lot of people that ░░░░░░░░ here because the system ░░░░░░░░ so backed up there ░░░░░░░░ doctors and accountants and ░░░░░░░░ that are highly educated ░░░░░░░░ All sorts of people ░░░░░░░░ 1 who can t ░░░░░░░░ work visas approved because ░░░░░░░░ system is so clogged ░░░░░░░░ GILLIBRAND So those types ░░░░░░░░ changes would make the ░░░░░░░░ work better Those changes ░░░░░░░░ in this bill so ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ vote on it and ░░░░░░░░ m hopeful it s ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan and with ░░░░░░░░ large number passing and ░░░░░░░░ maybe we could force ░░░░░░░░ House to have a ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 We have ░░░░░░░░ 20 seconds left One ░░░░░░░░ program that you talked ░░░░░░░░ us about was cybersecurity ░░░░░░░░ trying to get people ░░░░░░░░ go to school for ░░░░░░░░ and give them jobs ░░░░░░░░ Real quick GILLIBRAND So ░░░░░░░░ young person even somebody ░░░░░░░░ career even you guys ░░░░░░░░ you want to serve ░░░░░░░░ federal government Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ we can do this ░░░░░░░░ the side GILLIBRAND If ░░░░░░░░ want to serve the ░░░░░░░░ government in a cyber ░░░░░░░░ capacity go to the ░░░░░░░░ the NSA Space Force ░░░░░░░░ non military role you ░░░░░░░░ go to college for ░░░░░░░░ there s over 600 ░░░░░░░░ that are already part ░░░░░░░░ the program in New ░░░░░░░░ City City College is ░░░░░░░░ of it Saint John ░░░░░░░░ is part of it ░░░░░░░░ NYU Reporter 2 How ░░░░░░░░ you sign up for ░░░░░░░░ like that GILLIBRAND You ░░░░░░░░ to Gillibrand Senate gov ░░░░░░░░ there is cyberacademy you ░░░░░░░░ right there and it ░░░░░░░░ lead you to the ░░░░░░░░ site and you apply ░░░░░░░░ you get into one ░░░░░░░░ these schools that are ░░░░░░░░ of the list they ░░░░░░░░ pay for your college ░░░░░░░░ so free college in ░░░░░░░░ for the number of ░░░░░░░░ that you get free ░░░░░░░░ you serve Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ much do you have ░░░░░░░░ sign up for What ░░░░░░░░ the GILLIBRAND Minimum You ░░░░░░░░ do it for two ░░░░░░░░ You could do it ░░░░░░░░ two years at a ░░░░░░░░ college Reporter 1 Yeah ░░░░░░░░ great program Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ GILLIBRAND Yes it s ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 We need ░░░░░░░░ people in cyber security ░░░░░░░░ we need more people ░░░░░░░░ get some help with ░░░░░░░░ college education GILLIBRAND Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s a win win ░░░░░░░░ 1 Thank you senator ░░░░░░░░ appreciate it Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ you.”