Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday pushed back on criticism of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on a caravan of migrants seeking entry to the United States — calling the measures “completely appropriate.”
In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Pompeo said he’s been “involved in scores of conversations about stopping illegal immigration from Mexico — and never once has there been a discussion of the political impact in U.S. domestic politics.”
“It's always been about securing the safety of the American people and securing our southern border,” he said— though he dodged a direct question on whether the hard stance is a political benefit with Trump’s base of supporters.
“The president has been trying diligently to get our foolish immigration laws changed since he took office,” Pompeo said. “He talked about this this campaign. Many of the challenges we face today with illegal immigration are because we have a set of rules, a set of laws that don't allow us to fully secure that southern border.
“The president is working through the proper process, the constitutional political process to make those changes to the laws and he's very hopeful I think that when Congress returns in January, there will be a Congress prepared to … secure our southern border. That's completely appropriate.”
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