Eugene Robinson On The (Illegals): "It's Not That Big A Deal For Us To Handle" (tr)

RCP Video ^ | 4-14-2019 | Tim Hains

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Full title: Eugene Robinson On The Tens of Thousands Crossing The Border: "It's Not That Big A Deal For Us To Handle"

"Washington Post" columnist Eugene Robinson and this week's "Meet The Press" roundtable discuss the illegal immigration crisis.

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EUGENE ROBINSON: "Look, you could have that conversation. And you could make a deal. But not with Donald Trump. You couldn't with a president who says, "Let's get rid of judges," you know? As David said, it is performative. It is showing what a tough guy he is. It is not finding solutions to problems. We're a country of 330 million people. The, you know, richest, most powerful country on earth. Yes, we can deal with 50,000, you know, people on the border. It's not that big a deal for us to handle that if we choose to handle that and handle it properly. We have laws that provide for asylum. Let's follow the law. You know, let's build the facilities and put the people in place and let's get it done."

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EUGENE ROBINSON: "I don't think it is an open borders position to question the use of the word "crisis." Maybe you can use that word, you cannot use that word. It's a lot of people who are coming in. But we are able to handle it. It's not hordes and hordes invading in the way that the president describes the caravan. In fact, there is a process. And people get to apply for asylum. We can look at the asylum laws if you want to look at that. But we have laws. And we ought to follow them."

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LOL! Still agree!