‘Weird, little man’: Rep. Grijalva blasts Stephen Mille… — Transcript

Rep. Grijalva condemns Stephen Miller's immigration policies, calls for his removal, and highlights ICE's inhumane practices and lack of accountability.

Key Takeaways

  • Stephen Miller wields significant power over harsh immigration policies under Trump.
  • ICE and Border Patrol operate under quotas that encourage aggressive arrests and deportations.
  • Immigrant communities live in fear due to current enforcement tactics.
  • There is a need for political action to remove unrepresentative officials in upcoming elections.
  • Leadership and accountability within immigration agencies are critically lacking.

Summary

  • Rep. Grijalva criticizes the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, describing it as inhumane and unconstitutional.
  • He calls out Stephen Miller as the key policy influencer behind harsh immigration tactics.
  • Grijalva urges communities to vote out representatives who do not protect immigrant interests in the upcoming midterms.
  • Concerns are raised about ICE and Customs and Border Patrol's aggressive tactics and quotas driving mass deportations.
  • Congresswoman Melanie Stansberry highlights deaths and violence linked to immigrant detention policies.
  • There is skepticism about Secretary Noem's ability to control rogue elements within immigration agencies.
  • Calls for serious discussions on funding for Customs and Border Patrol, especially beyond border areas.
  • The administration is accused of ignoring due process rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
  • The video stresses the fear and trauma inflicted on immigrant communities and their families.
  • Leadership failures at the top are blamed for the continuation of aggressive immigration enforcement.

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Speaker A
You got to
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Speaker B
look at
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Speaker A
what they're doing.
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Speaker C
Right.
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Speaker A
And the fact that, oh, we're taking 200 of 3,000 out of Minnesota.
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Speaker A
And then this evening, just moments ago, to the audience of one
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Speaker C
as Alicia pointed out,
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Speaker A
reassuring him,
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Speaker A
Oh, no, no, mass deportations are we're still going on with that.
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Speaker A
If you're an illegal alien, you're you're on Well, the only
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Speaker A
first off, the only alien are Homan and his thugs.
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Speaker A
Those are the aliens here.
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Speaker A
Because this this is not the American spirit or the American way.
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Speaker A
How how do you every day walk into that building across the hall,
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Speaker A
knowing that you are surrounded by a bunch of individuals who don't give a damn about who you represent being there,
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Speaker A
and don't give a damn about the people out there who are scared and frightened right now, whose kids won't go outside and play, who are concerned about their parents taking them to school because they may get snatched up by Ice.
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Speaker A
What do you say to them?
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Speaker A
What what do we do in this moment?
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Speaker A
How do we how should we characterize this when Mr. Homan is telling us
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Speaker A
and telling, I'm saying us, not just Hispanics and and people other people of color,
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Speaker A
but all of us, you're on the list and you're an alien,
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Speaker A
you're gone.
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Speaker C
You know, it amazes me that I'm in a room with a bunch of people who have no empathy
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Speaker C
and seemingly no understanding.
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Speaker C
And so what I keep telling the community members at large,
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Speaker C
if you have a representative that is not representing your interests,
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Speaker C
that aren't representing your communities,
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Speaker C
then get rid of them.
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Speaker C
We have an opportunity in the midterm to do that.
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Speaker C
Like the way Ice is treating people is inhumane.
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Speaker C
It is without regard and without any empathy or feeling.
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Speaker C
But it's also against our Constitution.
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Speaker C
And so when we look at the law,
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Speaker C
that everyone has due process.
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Speaker C
This administration is choosing not to adhere to the law period.
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Speaker C
And what I we're doing, um, is, you know,
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Speaker C
we have press conferences and we're telling Noam to get out.
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Speaker C
Miller needs to get out.
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Speaker C
He, I mean, when we're we're assuming, and I think incorrectly,
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Speaker C
that Noam is the one that is creating policy.
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Speaker C
I don't have the I don't think she has the bandwidth to do that.
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Speaker A
No.
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Speaker C
I think Stephen Miller and he's just a weird little man
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Speaker A
who has a lot of power.
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Speaker C
And it's power that Trump is giving to him directly.
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Speaker A
Absolutely.
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Speaker C
And that's where we have to continue to fight for the people who sent us here
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Speaker C
and get rid of those who aren't doing their job and allowing our country to become neighborhoods and communities that are living in constant fear.
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Speaker D
Uh, Melanie Stansberry, Congresswoman,
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Speaker D
uh, she had just some very pointed comments yesterday in this forum
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Speaker D
that Democrats held on Capitol Hill.
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Speaker D
I want you all to take a listen to what she had to say about Ice.
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Speaker E
Over the last year,
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Speaker E
over 37 individuals have died in immigrant detention.
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Speaker E
Multiple people have been murdered and gunned down in the street.
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Speaker E
We have three individuals in front of us here today who in front of the entire world their lives were shattered.
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Speaker E
And this was not an accident or of lack of training.
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Speaker E
This is the policy of the United States government and it is being paid for by your tax dollars.
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Speaker D
Congresswoman Melanie Stansberry of New Mexico.
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Speaker D
She makes a very important and I think pointed point here.
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Speaker D
We keep hearing a lot about how
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Speaker D
people just need more training.
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Speaker D
But it seems to me that Secretary Noam is unable to rein in the rogue elements of the organizations within her agency.
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Speaker D
And that is why there has to be a serious conversation about should they continue to have funding?
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Speaker D
And I mean they,
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Speaker D
Customs and Border Patrol.
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Speaker D
I think there should be a conversation about should they fund, should they be funded more than 100 miles from the border?
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Speaker D
Because they are the ones that are also wreaking terror on Americans.
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Speaker D
This is not the same organization.
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Speaker F
Or maybe it is.
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Speaker F
Training is important, but leadership is more important.
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Speaker F
Um,
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Speaker F
what we're seeing is from the top.
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Speaker F
Um, and the Ice agents and the Border Patrol officers that are involved in the Minneapolis operation
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Speaker F
and around the country,
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Speaker F
understand what they're supposed to do.
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Speaker F
Secretary Noam isn't trying to rein them in.
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Speaker F
They have a quota that they're supposed to meet every day.
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Speaker F
They're supposed to get 3,000 arrests.
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Speaker F
They're supposed to get a million deportations a year.
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Speaker F
They can't do that if they're not doing some of what they're doing.
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Speaker F
There simply aren't enough people with criminal backgrounds to arrest to meet the quotas.
Topics:Stephen MillerRep. GrijalvaICEimmigration enforcementmass deportationsTrump administrationimmigrant rightsCustoms and Border Patrolmidterm electionsimmigrant detention

Frequently Asked Questions

According to the speaker, who are the 'aliens' in this situation?

The speaker states that the only 'aliens' are Homan and his 'thugs.' They believe that their actions are not representative of the American spirit or way.

What is the speaker's advice to community members regarding their representatives?

The speaker advises community members that if their representative is not representing their interests or communities, they should 'get rid of them.' They suggest the midterm elections as an opportunity to do so.

Who does the speaker identify as the primary architect of current immigration policy?

The speaker identifies Stephen Miller as the primary architect of current immigration policy, describing him as a 'weird little man who has a lot of power.' They believe this power is given to him directly by Trump.

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