Ameshia Cross: ‘The Idea of Passing Things to the States Typically Means that People of Color End Up in a Very Bad Position’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COLEMAN It ░░░░░░░░ very clear to me ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and to ░░░░░░░░ else for that matter ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is really ░░░░░░░░ to a mandate that ░░░░░░░░ set before him by ░░░░░░░░ only voters but also ░░░░░░░░ tanks But I m ░░░░░░░░ what is the mandate ░░░░░░░░ put on Democrats What ░░░░░░░░ exists in terms of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats can respond given ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ legislatively What is it ░░░░░░░░ can expect for them ░░░░░░░░ do in response CROSS ░░░░░░░░ to be forceful in ░░░░░░░░ house because Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ slim majority this time ░░░░░░░░ than before There s ░░░░░░░░ little they re going ░░░░░░░░ get passed in the ░░░░░░░░ without democratic vote We ░░░░░░░░ also going to see ░░░░░░░░ focused heavily on the ░░░░░░░░ I think what we ░░░░░░░░ seen from President Elect ░░░░░░░░ thus far is this ░░░░░░░░ I m just going ░░░░░░░░ toss it to the ░░░░░░░░ all of this is ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ We as black people ░░░░░░░░ that is code from ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen previously ░░░░░░░░ we saw during the ░░░░░░░░ Crow era what we ░░░░░░░░ after reconstruction The idea ░░░░░░░░ passing things to the ░░░░░░░░ typically means that people ░░░░░░░░ color end up in ░░░░░░░░ very bad position so ░░░░░░░░ re going to watch ░░░░░░░░ lot of Democrats pay ░░░░░░░░ close attention to states ░░░░░░░░ state legislative policy I ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ Administration there s very ░░░░░░░░ Democrats can do on ░░░░░░░░ orders That s just ░░░░░░░░ what it is Donald ░░░░░░░░ ran on mass deportation ░░░░░░░░ anti immigrant sentiment and ░░░░░░░░ frankly a lot of ░░░░░░░░ American public voted him ░░░░░░░░ of that I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s going ░░░░░░░░ have the massive awe ░░░░░░░░ shock factor people think ░░░░░░░░ will with the exception ░░░░░░░░ mixed status families We ░░░░░░░░ seen and heard from ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his allies ░░░░░░░░ are willing to place ░░░░░░░░ citizens those who are ░░░░░░░░ to immigrant families those ░░░░░░░░ in some halfway houses ░░░░░░░░ I think is completely ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ a push back there ░░░░░░░░ those are American citizens ░░░░░░░░ by and large this ░░░░░░░░ conversation whether you re ░░░░░░░░ at Twitter x or ░░░░░░░░ it s called these ░░░░░░░░ or other social media ░░░░░░░░ or talking to people ░░░░░░░░ the streets far too ░░░░░░░░ citizens are very upset ░░░░░░░░ our current immigration status ░░░░░░░░ I personally don t ░░░░░░░░ we’re—“