me continue to sort of lay out the context of all of this. how many clients do you have that have been impacted? how many of them are natural born citizens versus those who went through the green card process and became naturalized citizens, born here versus naturalized, all of those things. i m curious, what kind of folks are being targeted here? here we re talking only about people that were born in the united states. how many clients do you have on this front? i have represented over 500 people. i presently have probably 30 people that are in lawsuits in federal court and i have represented over 100 of them in lawsuits in federal court where they have been taken away their documents, they have been put in rooms to admit they were not born in the united states. their mothers have been asked to come to the consulate to admit they were not born there and they are detaining them. when they come back, without
he is saying that the catch and release program is unbelievable. once they step foot, have you got 1100 people, 1200 people walking up to step foot into the united states. once they put 1 foot on our soil, we have to take them into custody. we have to listen to their reason why they want to come in. and if they plead there is too much violence in their country or they are seeking asylum because domestic violence or not tweeted fairly or don t have enough money. we have to release them back into the united states until they their court hearing. brian: the thing is you shouldn t look at this as have a heart for central and south americans. there are other people on that line applying for refugee status who are in just as dire need only they are doing it the correct way. they are going through embassies and going through the application green card process. steve: so you have got this
the green card process, wait their eight years, apply, and give their money. they re not too sympathetic to daca. children by their adults. that i get. listen, i m a legal immigrant. i came from cuba as a child. i understand that you re really hurting people who wait in line. however, i met children like this. i gave a speech and a little girl came up to me, and she was, like, 12 and said do you think maybe some day i would be a lawyer? and i said you would probably be here legally some day, and her eyes teared up and said i don t think so. and this little girl doesn t know any country but this country. she grew up with all of her friends who live here to take her, rip her out, and send her home when she didn t make the decision, it tears at your heart. brian: i don t think anybody very few people want to send them home. i agree. that s why i don t think it s it s a bad tray off. brian: always great to see you. meanwhile, two big wins for president trump. first, the supreme court
middle east, syria, lebanon, they are diverse and there are all sorts of people there, and many who are not muslim, and i think that s what has happened here with the family here in allentown, i think they are dumbfounded. these people have dealt with isis, and they are flabbergasted why they would be denied after spending thousands of dollars to have their green card process. that s what i am trying to understand here. i get what is happening in europe where the migrants and refugees are running in unvetted, but we have a more thorough vetting process, and i agree with the president, we should make it better and stronger and we have to do it in a more thoughtful manner. congressman, the last we heard from speaker paul ryan was on friday, and his support for
been taken care of? yeah. what i said is if all we can get is a work permit it is better than what we have now. there are some who do not support that. you have to understand what a path to citizenship is. i don t think that s ever carefully explained. before you can ever be a citizen you have to be a permanent resident. that means a green card and you have to be in that status forethree to five years. i argued if you violated our laws you should not be allowed to apply for a green card for at least ten years and then when you apply for a green card you should have to do it through the normal, regular process, not through a special process created for you. so it could take a long time for someone to ultimately apply for citizenship. but i think that s a fair way to do it. it should not be cheaper or faster to become a citizen by having come here illegally. but ultimately, it s my opinion, and i understand some people disagree, that you don t want millions of people permanently living