Miller Battles Acosta: ‘Do You Really at CNN Not Know the Difference Between Green Card Policy & Illegal Immigration?’

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what it means to ░░░░░░░░ an immigrant coming into ░░░░░░░░ country if you re ░░░░░░░░ them you have to ░░░░░░░░ English can t people ░░░░░░░░ how to speak English ░░░░░░░░ they get here Well ░░░░░░░░ of all right now ░░░░░░░░ s a requirement that ░░░░░░░░ be naturalized you have ░░░░░░░░ speak English so the ░░░░░░░░ that speaking English wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be a part of ░░░░░░░░ systems would be very ░░░░░░░░ Secondly I don t ░░░░░░░░ to get off into ░░░░░░░░ whole thing about history ░░░░░░░░ the Statue of Liberty ░░░░░░░░ a symbol of American ░░░░░░░░ lighting the world The ░░░░░░░░ that was added later ░░░░░░░░ not a part of ░░░░░░░░ original Statue of Liberty ░░░░░░░░ more fundamentally You re ░░░░░░░░ that does not represent ░░░░░░░░ the country has always ░░░░░░░░ of as generations coming ░░░░░░░░ this country That sounds ░░░░░░░░ some national park revisionism ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ The Statue of Liberty ░░░░░░░░ always been a beacon ░░░░░░░░ hope to the world ░░░░░░░░ people to send their ░░░░░░░░ to this country Jim ░░░░░░░░ you believe They re ░░░░░░░░ always going to speak ░░░░░░░░ Stephen They re not ░░░░░░░░ going to be highly ░░░░░░░░ or Jim I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ speech So let s ░░░░░░░░ about this It was ░░░░░░░░ modest and incremental speech ░░░░░░░░ 1970 when we let ░░░░░░░░ 300 000 people was ░░░░░░░░ violating or not violating ░░░░░░░░ Statue of Liberty In ░░░░░░░░ 1990s when it was ░░░░░░░░ 000 was it violating ░░░░░░░░ law of the land ░░░░░░░░ me what years tell ░░░░░░░░ what years meet Jim ░░░░░░░░ s definition of the ░░░░░░░░ of Liberty poem law ░░░░░░░░ the land You re ░░░░░░░░ 1 million a year ░░░░░░░░ the Statue of Liberty ░░░░░░░░ re sort of bringing ░░░░░░░░ press 1 for English ░░░░░░░░ here to immigration and ░░░░░░░░ s never been what ░░░░░░░░ United States has been ░░░░░░░░ Stephen You re also ░░░░░░░░ statements also shockingly ahistorical ░░░░░░░░ another respect too If ░░░░░░░░ look at the history ░░░░░░░░ immigration it s actually ░░░░░░░░ and flowed We ve ░░░░░░░░ periods of large waves ░░░░░░░░ by periods of less ░░░░░░░░ and more immigration wants ░░░░░░░░ build a wall and ░░░░░░░░ want to bring about ░░░░░░░░ sweeping change Surely Jim ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ wall affects green card ░░░░░░░░ You couldn t possibly ░░░░░░░░ that The notion that ░░░░░░░░ actually think immigration is ░░░░░░░░ a historic lull the ░░░░░░░░ born Talking about how ░░░░░░░░ crossings were I want ░░░░░░░░ be serious Do you ░░░░░░░░ at CNN not know ░░░░░░░░ difference between green card ░░░░░░░░ and illegal immigration Are ░░░░░░░░ really don t know ░░░░░░░░ He came to this ░░░░░░░░ in 1962 right before ░░░░░░░░ Cuban missile crisis and ░░░░░░░░ a green card Yes ░░░░░░░░ who immigrated to this ░░░░░░░░ can eventually people who ░░░░░░░░ to this country not ░░░░░░░░ Ellis island there are ░░░░░░░░ ways do obtain a ░░░░░░░░ card at some point ░░░░░░░░ do it through a ░░░░░░░░ of hard work and ░░░░░░░░ they may learn English ░░░░░░░░ a second language later ░░░░░░░░ in life but this ░░░░░░░░ notion of they have ░░░░░░░░ learn English before they ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ we just going to ░░░░░░░░ in people from great ░░░░░░░░ and Australia I have ░░░░░░░░ say I am shocked ░░░░░░░░ your statement that you ░░░░░░░░ that only people from ░░░░░░░░ Britain and Australia would ░░░░░░░░ English It s all ░░░░░░░░ reveals your cosmopolitan bias ░░░░░░░░ a shocking degree that ░░░░░░░░ your mind no this ░░░░░░░░ an amazing moment This ░░░░░░░░ an amazing moment That ░░░░░░░░ think only people from ░░░░░░░░ Britain or Australia would ░░░░░░░░ English is so insulting ░░░░░░░░ millions of hardworking immigrants ░░░░░░░░ do speak English from ░░░░░░░░ over the world Jim ░░░░░░░░ you honestly never met ░░░░░░░░ immigrant from another country ░░░░░░░░ speaks English outside of ░░░░░░░░ Britain and Australia Is ░░░░░░░░ your personal experience Of ░░░░░░░░ there are people who ░░░░░░░░ in from other parts ░░░░░░░░ the world That s ░░░░░░░░ what you said and ░░░░░░░░ shows your cosmopolitan bias ░░░░░░░░ sounds like you re ░░░░░░░░ to engineer the racial ░░░░░░░░ ethnic flow of people ░░░░░░░░ this country That is ░░░░░░░░ of the most outrageous ░░░░░░░░ insulting things you ve ░░░░░░░░ said and for you ░░░░░░░░ s still a really ░░░░░░░░ notion that you think ░░░░░░░░ this is a racist ░░░░░░░░ is so wrong I ░░░░░░░░ t say it was ░░░░░░░░ Jim the reality is ░░░░░░░░ that the foreign born ░░░░░░░░ into our country has ░░░░░░░░ since 1970 That s ░░░░░░░░ fact It s been ░░░░░░░░ driven by green card ░░░░░░░░ This bill allows for ░░░░░░░░ nuclear family members to ░░░░░░░░ into the country much ░░░░░░░░ they would today and ░░░░░░░░ it adds an additional ░░░░░░░░ based system The people ░░░░░░░░ have been hurt the ░░░░░░░░ the people who have ░░░░░░░░ hurt the most by ░░░░░░░░ policy you re advocating ░░░░░░░░ policy am I advocating ░░░░░░░░ just unfete unfettered uncontrolled ░░░░░░░░ The people who have ░░░░░░░░ hurt the most by ░░░░░░░░ policy you re advocating ░░░░░░░░ immigrant workers and minority ░░░░░░░░ and African American workers ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic workers.