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(TalkingPointsMemo) Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan on Sunday had to explain why sweeping immigration raids havent affected President Donald Trumps companies despite multiple reports of those companies hiring undocumented immigrants.
The Washington Post reported on Friday that even as Trump cracks down on immigration through harsh measures, Trump Organization itself currently has undocumented immigrants working on its construction sites.
CNNs State of the Union host Jake Tapper pointed out to Morgan that despite immigration agencies major increases in raids, including the ones in Mississippi last week that led to a record 680 arrests, thereve been zero raids at Trumps businesses.
It seems like you guys are turning a blind eye to this crime being committed by the Presidents own companies, Tapper told Morgan, who recently served as the head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency before he was tapped as acting CBP commissioner in July.
Morgan said hes never known anybody in law enforcement to turn a blind eye to someone thats committing a crime.
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Wounded Bear
(58,706 posts)No need to inconvenience the boss with their reign of terror.
SeattleVet
(5,479 posts)After Morgan headed out in several different directions of deflection, I told my wife: "I don't think I've ever seen anyone as old and out of shape as he is, being able to tap dance like that!"
He was not 'forced to explain'...he pulled out every trick in the book to avoid actually answering Tapper's question, and even though Tapper pursued it a bit, he really should have stopped him at some point and told him to cut the BS and answer.
lame54
(35,321 posts)He dodged it and Tapper half assed a follow up
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)That is funny.