Mayorkas on Immigration Critics: ‘People Have Died Because of that Rhetoric’

BARRON Lopez I m ░░░░░░░░ to try one more ░░░░░░░░ Mayorkas Give it a ░░░░░░░░ Give it a go ░░░░░░░░ Lopez Because of the ░░░░░░░░ that I understand you ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ the divisiveness has created ░░░░░░░░ chasm on But on ░░░░░░░░ many other issues you ░░░░░░░░ public perception matches what ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ Care Act right And ░░░░░░░░ the majority of the ░░░░░░░░ is wants universal background ░░░░░░░░ The majority of the ░░░░░░░░ is voting in a ░░░░░░░░ that appears as though ░░░░░░░░ want abortion rights access ░░░░░░░░ on this one issue ░░░░░░░░ could argue that overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ country does support different ░░░░░░░░ to citizenship Does support ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform And yet ░░░░░░░░ s not happening So ░░░░░░░░ guess what I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to hopefully see ░░░░░░░░ we can dig deeper ░░░░░░░░ on is what do ░░░░░░░░ see as some of ░░░░░░░░ biggest barriers to getting ░░░░░░░░ done Mayorkas Well I ░░░░░░░░ having participated in the ░░░░░░░░ negotiations for the bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ I thought that was ░░░░░░░░ to get done And ░░░░░░░░ think that forces stepped ░░░░░░░░ to prevent a solution ░░░░░░░░ being delivered BARRON Lopez ░░░░░░░░ s an interesting way ░░░░░░░░ putting it Mayorkas Thank ░░░░░░░░ Laughter That was a ░░░░░░░░ that was difficult that ░░░░░░░░ persistent over a few ░░░░░░░░ and was truly bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ negotiation was a compromise ░░░░░░░░ a compromise on both ░░░░░░░░ And I would respectfully ░░░░░░░░ that I doubt that ░░░░░░░░ individuals who were at ░░░░░░░░ table were lone actors ░░░░░░░░ distinguished from representative voices ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan solution would have ░░░░░░░░ the most significant change ░░░░░░░░ a broken system in ░░░░░░░░ 20 years And it ░░░░░░░░ very unfortunate from the ░░░░░░░░ of the interests of ░░░░░░░░ country that that did ░░░░░░░░ occur It is not ░░░░░░░░ first time in history ░░░░░░░░ some elements of the ░░░░░░░░ have pointed to migrants ░░░░░░░░ the source of social ░░░░░░░░ for which they are ░░░░░░░░ responsible That is a ░░░░░░░░ that is not unique ░░░░░░░░ the United States historically ░░░░░░░░ right now BARRON Lopez ░░░░░░░░ the son of Jewish ░░░░░░░░ Cuban immigrants and of ░░░░░░░░ mother who survived the ░░░░░░░░ what do you think ░░░░░░░░ goes through your mind ░░░░░░░░ you hear Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ former president say that ░░░░░░░░ are poisoning the blood ░░░░░░░░ the country Mayorkas So ░░░░░░░░ m going to detach ░░░░░░░░ from the individual as ░░░░░░░░ must given legal constraints ░░░░░░░░ abide scrupulously to the ░░░░░░░░ Act requirements That rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ I have heard espoused ░░░░░░░░ people is odious I ░░░░░░░░ t know what to ░░░░░░░░ People have died because ░░░░░░░░ that rhetoric My mother ░░░░░░░░ family her father s ░░░░░░░░ brothers parents sister died ░░░░░░░░ of that rhetoric.”