Rep. Brian Mast gave his full backing to President Donald Trump’s declaration that he planned on suspending immigration into the United States, telling Fox & Friends on Tuesday that it was a “common sense” move.
“There are so many things that it’s just common sense to say, 'Now is not the right time to be bringing more folks in that are either going to take jobs from people that don’t have them or are not in tune with the local health infrastructure,'” the Florida Republican said.
Mast emphasized that one of the key questions has to be, “Where does anybody coming in go to work. We have Americans across the country that are without work. Do we add to people on top of that, saying hey let’s bring someone else in to maybe take one of those jobs from you.”
Mast’s comments came after Trump announced on Twitter late Monday night that he will soon sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States."
The specific details of Trump’s planned executive order have not been explained.
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