Vice-president JD Vance spoke with CBS presenter Margaret Brennan about unscreende illegal immigrants and refugees During an interview with Face the Nation on Sunday.
Brennan asked Vance in his opinion about President Donald Trump, via an executive order, in which he has a pausing the refugee resort operations While they demand better control of visa applications.
She specifically asked if he was there His earlier comments That the US is “not allowed to abandon anyone that has been properly screened.”
“Well, Margaret, I don’t agree that all these immigrants, or all these refugees, have been well investigated,” Vance said. ‘In fact, we know that there are cases of people who were supposedly well -examined and then literally planning terrorist attacks in our country. That happened during the campaign, if you might remember. It is therefore clear that not all these foreigners have done that. well screened. “
The resettlement efforts for refugees are temporarily suspended in accordance with an executive command of President Donald Trump. (Reuters)
Brennan insisted at Vance if he stays with his comments resettlement processes of thousands of Afghan refugees remain in the dark because of the executive order.
Vance replied: “My main care as a vice-president, Margaret, is to take care of the American people …”
“So no,” said Brennan.
“… And now that we know that we have control problems with many of these refugee programs, we cannot let go of thousands of non-lengthed people in our country. That is not good,” VANCE continued.
“These people are being screened. These people are being screened, “Brennan kept full.
Vance referred to a recent example of a Afghan citizen in Oklahoma It was accused of planning a terrorist attack in October. He originally came to the country in September 2021 after the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan and underwent several control processes.
The status of thousands of refugees in the US has been questioned by the executive order. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach)
“I don’t want my children to share a neighborhood with people who have not been properly screened. And because I don’t want it for my children, I am not going to force the children of other American citizens to do that. “said Vans.
‘No. And that was a very special case, “said Brennan. “It was not clear if he radicalized when he arrived here or while he lived here, but …”
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“I don’t care that much, Margaret,” VANCE replied. “I don’t want that person in my country, and I think most Americans agree with me.”
Vance also defended the executive command of Trump put an end to the birthright For children of illegal immigrants, such as Brennan argued: “This was a country founded by immigrants.”
Vice president JD Vance clashed on various topics with Margaret Brennan from CBS. (CBS-Screenshot)
“This is a very unique country, and it was founded by a few immigrants and some settlers,” said Vance. “But the fact that we were founded by immigrants does not mean that we have to conduct the stupidest immigration policy in the world 240 years later. No country says that temporary visitors and their children will get full access to the benefits and blessings of US citizenship. “
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