Rep. Mark Takano: ‘Immoral’ for Jeff Sessions to ‘Twist Scripture’ to Justify Immigration Policy

RUSH TRANSCRIPT JANSING This ░░░░░░░░ President Trump under increasing ░░░░░░░░ from both sides of ░░░░░░░░ aisle about the immigration ░░░░░░░░ that is breaking up ░░░░░░░░ Having an impromptu interview ░░░░░░░░ the White House this ░░░░░░░░ trump blamed Democrats for ░░░░░░░░ zero tolerance policy of ░░░░░░░░ parents from children who ░░░░░░░░ the U S Illegally ░░░░░░░░ starts TRUMP I hate ░░░░░░░░ children being separated from ░░░░░░░░ parents The Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ change their law That ░░░░░░░░ their law That s ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Law We can ░░░░░░░░ it tonight We will ░░░░░░░░ it right now I ░░░░░░░░ be here REPORTER You ░░░░░░░░ the president Ou need ░░░░░░░░ have votes Mr President ░░░░░░░░ control both chambers of ░░░░░░░░ excuse me by one ░░░░░░░░ we don t need ░░░░░░░░ need 60 votes And ░░░░░░░░ White House TRUMP Excuse ░░░░░░░░ with the very a ░░░░░░░░ vote edge we need ░░░░░░░░ We need ten votes ░░░░░░░░ can t get them ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats clip ends ░░░░░░░░ I m joined now ░░░░░░░░ congressman mark Takano Democrat ░░░░░░░░ California I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ by getting your reaction ░░░░░░░░ what you suft heard ░░░░░░░░ the president You the ░░░░░░░░ are to blame for ░░░░░░░░ zero tolerance policy TAKANO ░░░░░░░░ s absurd It s ░░░░░░░░ president and the president ░░░░░░░░ attorney general and their ░░░░░░░░ tolerance policy that s ░░░░░░░░ for the separation of ░░░░░░░░ at the border This ░░░░░░░░ nonsense that the president ░░░░░░░░ spouting JANSING We re ░░░░░░░░ to hear from attorney ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions next hour ░░░░░░░░ he will be talking ░░░░░░░░ immigration but we know ░░░░░░░░ he has use Ford ░░░░░░░░ of this He s ░░░░░░░░ the bible I just ░░░░░░░░ to play that for ░░░░░░░░ clip starts SESSIONS The ░░░░░░░░ he will poul ball ░░░░░░░░ his clear and wise ░░░░░░░░ in Romans 13 to ░░░░░░░░ the laws of the ░░░░░░░░ because god has or ░░░░░░░░ the government for his ░░░░░░░░ clip ends JANSING Now ░░░░░░░░ know this spernl for ░░░░░░░░ he sent out a ░░░░░░░░ and it said at ░░░░░░░░ son of Japanese Americans ░░░░░░░░ were interned during World ░░░░░░░░ II I m appalled ░░░░░░░░ the administration s horrifying ░░░░░░░░ towards people seek asylum ░░░░░░░░ children should not be ░░░░░░░░ from their parents The ░░░░░░░░ does not require this ░░░░░░░░ He says like his ░░░░░░░░ but it s the ░░░░░░░░ but he goes a ░░░░░░░░ further and says this ░░░░░░░░ biblical What do you ░░░░░░░░ TAKANO Well I would ░░░░░░░░ that interpretation of the ░░░░░░░░ Let me draw the ░░░░░░░░ between what happens to ░░░░░░░░ parents who were very ░░░░░░░░ children at the time ░░░░░░░░ were put in camps ░░░░░░░░ and 3 years old ░░░░░░░░ were part of a ░░░░░░░░ of Japanese immigrants and ░░░░░░░░ Americans That very same ░░░░░░░░ is occurring today with ░░░░░░░░ word about immigrants that ░░░░░░░░ administration puts out trying ░░░░░░░░ make everything all seem ░░░░░░░░ it s one thing ░░░░░░░░ villa phiing immigrants And ░░░░░░░░ Ville fa occasion has ░░░░░░░░ to this inhumane treatment ░░░░░░░░ families who are presenting ░░░░░░░░ as asylum seekers at ░░░░░░░░ border Let s go ░░░░░░░░ the biblical aspect I ░░░░░░░░ respect the quakers and ░░░░░░░░ religious nations that want ░░░░░░░░ treat Japanese Americans and ░░░░░░░░ fairly in the face ░░░░░░░░ all that happened And ░░░░░░░░ I cite other passages ░░░░░░░░ the Bible passages good ░░░░░░░░ Samaritans passages about treating ░░░░░░░░ stranger as your neighbor ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general I ░░░░░░░░ to twist scripture to ░░░░░░░░ his own purposes is ░░░░░░░░ JANSING So the whole ░░░░░░░░ is for the president ░░░░░░░░ down to you guys ░░░░░░░░ do something You heard ░░░░░░░░ say that And there ░░░░░░░░ immigration bills working their ░░░░░░░░ through the house so ░░░░░░░░ want to play what ░░░░░░░░ said about an immigration ░░░░░░░░ that he could get ░░░░░░░░ board with clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I need a fwhal ░░░░░░░░ country tremendous border security ░░░░░░░░ have to have that ░░░░░░░░ have to get DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ to have a sfwhaul ░░░░░░░░ that mean a wall ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ wall there s no ░░░░░░░░ We have to have ░░░░░░░░ and release We catch ░░░░░░░░ criminal a real criminal ░░░░░░░░ rough tough criminal we ░░░░░░░░ his name and then ░░░░░░░░ release him And we ░░░░░░░░ please show up to ░░░░░░░░ in a couple of ░░░░░░░░ You know what the ░░░░░░░░ of getting him to ░░░░░░░░ are Like zero Okay ░░░░░░░░ s crazy clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy ░░░░░░░░ him He said no ░░░░░░░░ on DACA without a ░░░░░░░░ just a short time ░░░░░░░░ Is there going to ░░░░░░░░ a deal if that ░░░░░░░░ the parameter TAKANO Well ░░░░░░░░ don t believe that ░░░░░░░░ wall is a solution ░░░░░░░░ border security And the ░░░░░░░░ immigration bill that we ░░░░░░░░ have passed back in ░░░░░░░░ first term in Congress ░░░░░░░░ was a tremendous amount ░░░░░░░░ resources devoted to securing ░░░░░░░░ southern border And I ░░░░░░░░ that even Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ heart of hearts don ░░░░░░░░ believe that spending 25 ░░░░░░░░ billion on a wall ░░░░░░░░ than building our roads ░░░░░░░░ bridges in our country ░░░░░░░░ a wise investment for ░░░░░░░░ We know that most ░░░░░░░░ the immigration violations are ░░░░░░░░ on people overstaying their ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ of people crossing the ░░░░░░░░ and the wall is ░░░░░░░░ going to improve our ░░░░░░░░ JANSING Councilman I know ░░░░░░░░ have votes to get ░░░░░░░░ but we appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ the time to talk ░░░░░░░░ us this morning Have ░░░░░░░░ good weekend TAKANO Thank ░░░░░░░░