Psaki: Maybe You Think Trump’s Immigration Policy Won’t Impact You, But ‘It Could Start to Feel Closer and Closer to All of Us’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT I mean ░░░░░░░░ today it s homegrown ░░░░░░░░ who push people into ░░░░░░░░ as Trump defines them ░░░░░░░░ the way But tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ it be lawyers journalists ░░░░░░░░ people Donald Trump just ░░░░░░░░ t like We ve ░░░░░░░░ a million times from ░░░░░░░░ lackeys that he s ░░░░░░░░ joking He s just ░░░░░░░░ that it s not ░░░░░░░░ policy But the thing ░░░░░░░░ what he s saying ░░░░░░░░ also pretty consistent with ░░░░░░░░ his administration is doing ░░░░░░░░ the scenes like having ░░░░░░░░ demand the updated personal ░░░░░░░░ from the IRS of ░░░░░░░░ of 7 million undocumented ░░░░░░░░ who pay taxes like ░░░░░░░░ Social Security declare undocumented ░░░░░░░░ dead to revoke their ░░░░░░░░ Security numbers and prevent ░░░░░░░░ from earning wages like ░░░░░░░░ DHS stalk social media ░░░░░░░░ of students here legally ░░░░░░░░ visas in search of ░░░░░░░░ justification to deport them ░░░░░░░░ case of rodrigo Garcia ░░░░░░░░ not isolated It could ░░░░░░░░ just an early indication ░░░░░░░░ larger plants I mean ░░░░░░░░ action I just listed ░░░░░░░░ there are more than ░░░░░░░░ tells us that at ░░░░░░░░ minimum this administration is ░░░░░░░░ to go after more ░░░░░░░░ to illegally send more ░░░░░░░░ residents out of the ░░░░░░░░ to go to the ░░░░░░░░ of more people living ░░░░░░░░ this country to scare ░░░░░░░░ and attempt to kick ░░░░░░░░ out If the courts ░░░░░░░░ t enforce the law ░░░░░░░░ if leaders in Congress ░░░░░░░░ states don t do ░░░░░░░░ to fight it what ░░░░░░░░ going to stop the ░░░░░░░░ Administration from attempting to ░░░░░░░░ the same thing to ░░░░░░░░ citizens I mean today ░░░░░░░░ got reporting about an ░░░░░░░░ lawyer in Massachusetts and ░░░░░░░░ born and raised American ░░░░░░░░ by the way who ░░░░░░░░ a notice from the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security saying ░░░░░░░░ It s time for ░░░░░░░░ to leave the United ░░░░░░░░ and do not attempt ░░░░░░░░ remain in the United ░░░░░░░░ The federal government will ░░░░░░░░ you Now this lawyer ░░░░░░░░ pretty sure she received ░░░░░░░░ letter in error and ░░░░░░░░ probably did But now ░░░░░░░░ know how this administration ░░░░░░░░ about deporting American citizens ░░░░░░░░ said it himself today ░░░░░░░░ also know how they ░░░░░░░░ about what happens when ░░░░░░░░ deport someone by mistake ░░░░░░░░ s not their responsibility ░░░░░░░░ as I said the ░░░░░░░░ issue is breaking through ░░░░░░░░ it affects everyone Of ░░░░░░░░ it does And maybe ░░░░░░░░ president s immigration policy ░░░░░░░░ feels far away like ░░░░░░░░ won t impact you ░░░░░░░░ it won t impact ░░░░░░░░ neighbor But based on ░░░░░░░░ we heard from Donald ░░░░░░░░ and everything he said ░░░░░░░░ based on everything his ░░░░░░░░ is doing behind the ░░░░░░░░ to turn those words ░░░░░░░░ actions or at least ░░░░░░░░ prepared to it could ░░░░░░░░ to feel closer and ░░░░░░░░ and closer to all ░░░░░░░░ us Bear with me ░░░░░░░░ just like a moment ░░░░░░░░ for a little bit ░░░░░░░░ an American history class ░░░░░░░░ we ve been down ░░░░░░░░ road before which is ░░░░░░░░ to remember I mean ░░░░░░░░ of the grievances against ░░░░░░░░ British listed in the ░░░░░░░░ of independence was that ░░░░░░░░ would send Americans overseas ░░░░░░░░ trial And at least ░░░░░░░░ before the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ a us effort to ░░░░░░░░ people to be tried ░░░░░░░░ because of concerns that ░░░░░░░░ same could be done ░░░░░░░░ American citizens In 1841 ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts resident former president ░░░░░░░░ quincy Adams right there ░░░░░░░░ that picture argued before ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court in the ░░░░░░░░ amistad case defending the ░░░░░░░░ Africans who revolted and ░░░░░░░░ over a Spanish ship ░░░░░░░░ the us government argued ░░░░░░░░ the Africans should be ░░░░░░░░ back to Africa and ░░░░░░░░ in court overseas But ░░░░░░░░ won the case arguing ░░░░░░░░ if the president has ░░░░░░░░ power to do it ░░░░░░░░ the case of Africans ░░░░░░░░ send them beyond Seas ░░░░░░░░ trial he could do ░░░░░░░░ by the same authority ░░░░░░░░ the case of American ░░░░░░░░ He said that in ░░░░░░░░ nearly 200 years ago ░░░░░░░░ it was the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ that agreed and stopped ░░░░░░░░ government from doing so ░░░░░░░░ this time around Donald ░░░░░░░░ has defined the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ He s ignoring them ░░░░░░░░ the judicial Branch may ░░░░░░░░ be able to stop ░░░░░░░░ and the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ its own That leaves ░░░░░░░░ other Branch And yes ░░░░░░░░ are in charge of ░░░░░░░░ the house and the ░░░░░░░░ But there are powers ░░░░░░░░ every member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ use to fight back ░░░░░░░░ the power to use ░░░░░░░░ platform to draw attention ░░░░░░░░ call things out.