Jose Antonio Vargas: ‘Half of the Construction Business in Texas Is Undocumented Labor... One-Third of the Farmers...’

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>> One of the reasons look, I covered Trump when he was president. So I‘ve been around this block with him before. And you got to look at the details, okay. They ice already had the authority to do this when they were looking for violent criminals. So the idea that they would make this announcement is partly so that people hear it panic and panic, but they already had that authority. If they were looking for somebody who is who is a national security threat, somebody who is violent, somebody who needs to be urgently taken out of a community, they have the ability to go into those communities. Um, part of the Trump, you know, strategy is about making people feel like everything that he‘s doing is brand new and different, when maybe it‘s not.
>> Well, I agree that there‘s a there‘s a communication strategy here. The previous administration‘s communication strategy was get here, come here, and it‘ll probably work out for you. His communication strategy is do not come here. Please don‘t. do not invite anyone here. Do not expect to be left alone. If you do, come here and break our laws. Those are two vastly different messages. I prefer the second one. And as it turns out, so do most.
>> Can I just say.
>> I want to let jose have.
>> The first thing Kamala said on national television was do not come.
>> Just to be clear. Yeah.
>> How‘d that.
>> Work out?
>> Yeah. And she was mocked.
>> For it. Yeah. But like and again.
>> And again, you said “Do not come and then 10 yards in, what do you say? Help wanted.” Right. I mean half of the construction business in Texas is undocumented laborer. How about all the farmers? One third.
>> One third. No, I can‘t argue with you. I don‘t think those are the people the ice guys are going after. You don‘t. maybe I‘m wrong. I don‘t think they‘re going to the farms and pulling hard working guys off. I don‘t think they‘re going to school and take the mother who just did the homework with their kid and brought him into.
>> Third grade.
>> I‘m afraid.
>> I don‘t think. I don‘t think those are the people they‘re.
>> Talking about doing workplace raids.
>> And by.
>> The way, let‘s see if it happens.
>> I don‘t necessarily.
>> Think that you can make the assumption that it‘s not going to happen.
>> Let‘s see. Do you all agree, though, if you.
>> Think that he said that he wants to do it. So we should.
>> Assume that.
>> You all agree. If you have an existing, fully adjudicated deportation order. Yes. So that‘s 1.5 million people. And you all agree that if you are a violent criminal, either where you came from or here, that‘s another people, that‘s another.
>> Adjudicated deportation orders.
>> This is.
>> These are massive American children who are married to American spouses.
>> Do you respect the laws or not?
>> Who you.
>> Respect the courts or not?
>> Well, wait a second.
>> They went through the court system. My god, this.
>> President you voted for, the.
>> Felon said that he‘s ending birthright citizenship, which is illegal. That‘s unconstitutional. So are we actually going to talk about who‘s breaking the law?
>> Yes. 34 felony.
>> All right.
>> Guys, he‘s.
>> Sending a message.
>> We‘re going to leave it there. Everyone. Thank you very much, Jose Antonio Vargas,