David Frum on Rep. Omar: If You Don’t Know What Words Mean, Congress May Be Wrong Line of Work for You

Margaret BRENNAN And Dave ░░░░░░░░ was red meat for ░░░░░░░░ certainly the President He ░░░░░░░░ to label Democrats anti ░░░░░░░░ David FRUM He he ░░░░░░░░ try that which is ░░░░░░░░ eyebrow eyebrow raising I ░░░░░░░░ what is going on ░░░░░░░░ is that when you ░░░░░░░░ a big intake in ░░░░░░░░ any party in a ░░░░░░░░ you you pick up ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ ready for primetime and ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ not And I think ░░░░░░░░ of the questions that ░░░░░░░░ going to face progressive ░░░░░░░░ is who here wants ░░░░░░░░ be inside the building ░░░░░░░░ the decisions and who ░░░░░░░░ to be outside the ░░░░░░░░ carrying the placards And ░░░░░░░░ people will pick different ░░░░░░░░ paths I think you ░░░░░░░░ see from the extraordinarily ░░░░░░░░ and targeted and self ░░░░░░░░ questioning that Alexandria Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ did in the co ░░░░░░░░ hearings versus the unbelievably ░░░░░░░░ repeated provocative remarks of ░░░░░░░░ Omar and the rather ░░░░░░░░ defenses of her by ░░░░░░░░ leadership you know you ░░░░░░░░ to understand she doesn ░░░░░░░░ quite know what words ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ what words mean Congress ░░░░░░░░ be the line wrong ░░░░░░░░ of work for you ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well David I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you to ░░░░░░░░ up the piece you ░░░░░░░░ wrote for The Atlantic ░░░░░░░░ FRUM Mm Hm Yes ░░░░░░░░ you Margaret BRENNAN Great ░░░░░░░░ But it s a ░░░░░░░░ that kind of touches ░░░░░░░░ of these very hot ░░░░░░░░ issues as well crossing ░░░░░░░░ crossing a number of ░░░░░░░░ that seem to even ░░░░░░░░ Democrats David FRUM Yes ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN and this is ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ of population growth and ░░░░░░░░ of people either across ░░░░░░░░ board or just into ░░░░░░░░ country David FRUM So ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ a real casualty of ░░░░░░░░ Trump years the article ░░░░░░░░ about immigration and argues ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ other developed countries from ░░░░░░░░ social point of view ░░░░░░░░ less of it even ░░░░░░░░ their economies are clamoring ░░░░░░░░ more of it And ░░░░░░░░ the argument of the ░░░░░░░░ is this is about ░░░░░░░░ social stability What has ░░░░░░░░ is immigration and I ░░░░░░░░ President Trump for this ░░░░░░░░ become a culture war ░░░░░░░░ rather than a social ░░░░░░░░ issue And so it ░░░░░░░░ not a binary question ░░░░░░░░ s not you know ░░░░░░░░ the borders or have ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ you can any one ░░░░░░░░ can manage on its ░░░░░░░░ without reference to other ░░░░░░░░ Immigration is a system ░░░░░░░░ you have to manage ░░░░░░░░ as a system And ░░░░░░░░ ability and when I ░░░░░░░░ our not just America ░░░░░░░░ across you see this ░░░░░░░░ the developed world to ░░░░░░░░ rationally about things to ░░░░░░░░ stand up for the ░░░░░░░░ of the citizens of ░░░░░░░░ country that s who ░░░░░░░░ governments answer to not ░░░░░░░░ the world but to ░░░░░░░░ own citizens How do ░░░░░░░░ how do you do ░░░░░░░░ that stands the test ░░░░░░░░ is not just driven ░░░░░░░░ the imperatives of business ░░░░░░░░ I think the greatest ░░░░░░░░ line ever written about ░░░░░░░░ problems written by a ░░░░░░░░ writer who said we ░░░░░░░░ workers we got people ░░░░░░░░ And I think we ░░░░░░░░ to understand that you ░░░░░░░░ choosing the future population ░░░░░░░░ your country If you ░░░░░░░░ wisely immigration can be ░░░░░░░░ great source of strength ░░░░░░░░ you choose poorly it ░░░░░░░░ rip your society apart ░░░░░░░░ empower the most extreme ░░░░░░░░ in your own society ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN And you say ░░░░░░░░ as an immigrant yourself ░░░░░░░░ FRUM And I am ░░░░░░░░ am born in Canada ░░░░░░░░ was naturalized in 2007.