Rep. Omar: I Am Only Controversial Because People Want Controversy

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Getting everybody ░░░░░░░░ who is still lagging ░░░░░░░░ come along Now we ░░░░░░░░ in the introduction You ░░░░░░░░ controversial The Republican National ░░░░░░░░ has released a video ░░░░░░░░ you and I want ░░░░░░░░ read you just some ░░░░░░░░ it You re comparing ░░░░░░░░ shelters to dungeons used ░░░░░░░░ 400 years ago in ░░░░░░░░ that you recently visited ░░░░░░░░ you toured those caves ░░░░░░░░ Ghana recently It s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of attention ░░░░░░░░ you mean when you ░░░░░░░░ talking there to compare ░░░░░░░░ S Border agents to ░░░░░░░░ traders So I m ░░░░░░░░ controversial because people seem ░░░░░░░░ want controversy What I ░░░░░░░░ about at our panel ░░░░░░░░ was the plight of ░░░░░░░░ immigrants was abot the ░░░░░░░░ I was having as ░░░░░░░░ went through the dungeons ░░░░░░░░ were stories that were ░░░░░░░░ told and I talked ░░░░░░░░ how at that moment ░░░░░░░░ had an image of ░░░░░░░░ s happening in Libya ░░░░░░░░ people are being sold ░░░░░░░░ ve all seen that ░░░░░░░░ that auction of somebody ░░░░░░░░ sold for 400 And ░░░░░░░░ I talked about the ░░░░░░░░ stories that he told ░░░░░░░░ how families were being ░░░░░░░░ apart how children were ░░░░░░░░ separated from their parents ░░░░░░░░ husband and wife would ░░░░░░░░ forcibly separated And I ░░░░░░░░ at kind of reminded ░░░░░░░░ of what was happening ░░░░░░░░ our border here But ░░░░░░░░ didn t mean it ░░░░░░░░ an attack on U ░░░░░░░░ Border agents Absolutely not ░░░░░░░░ think this is always ░░░░░░░░ point right There is ░░░░░░░░ an implied intent to ░░░░░░░░ conversation I have and ░░░░░░░░ you listen to the ░░░░░░░░ one comparison of what ░░░░░░░░ dungeons looked like and ░░░░░░░░ being sold was to ░░░░░░░░ s happening in north ░░░░░░░░ and the other one ░░░░░░░░ of family separations And ░░░░░░░░ course we obviously have ░░░░░░░░ crisis here with our ░░░░░░░░ separation policies You feel ░░░░░░░░ passionately about immigration You ░░░░░░░░ to this country as ░░░░░░░░ refugee I did A ░░░░░░░░ in the courts this ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration had week ░░░░░░░░ at least temporarily they ░░░░░░░░ upholding the ability of ░░░░░░░░ administration to put into ░░░░░░░░ new restrictions on the ░░░░░░░░ to claim asylum here ░░░░░░░░ believe that decision is ░░░░░░░░ and legally wrong Seeking ░░░░░░░░ is a legal right ░░░░░░░░ people have and we ░░░░░░░░ that the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ been wrong before They ░░░░░░░░ been wrong in the ░░░░░░░░ but separation doctrine decision ░░░░░░░░ ve been wrong in ░░░░░░░░ dred Scott decision And ░░░░░░░░ what we now have ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to do as ░░░░░░░░ is make sure that ░░░░░░░░ are creating immigration policy ░░░░░░░░ is humane and just ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration say ░░░░░░░░ have to go and ░░░░░░░░ these regulations that their ░░░░░░░░ are being tied because ░░░░░░░░ just isn t doing ░░░░░░░░ job Right We certainly ░░░░░░░░ the house have been ░░░░░░░░ our job since the ░░░░░░░░ day we got there ░░░░░░░░ do asylum rights as ░░░░░░░░ argue need to be ░░░░░░░░ specifically laid out Are ░░░░░░░░ working on something like ░░░░░░░░ Yeah we are trying ░░░░░░░░ make sure that we ░░░░░░░░ our broken immigration system ░░░░░░░░ mean people have to ░░░░░░░░ that the immigration crisis ░░░░░░░░ we have is one ░░░░░░░░ we could avoid And ░░░░░░░░ of the policies that ░░░░░░░░ ve been advocating for ░░░░░░░░ that are currently sitting ░░░░░░░░ the doorsteps of Mitch ░░░░░░░░ will create a positive ░░░░░░░░ on how our immigration ░░░░░░░░ is carried out.