but it is not a precedent. it is the most disgraceful chapter of american history. this is a country that believes in order, law. it s a nation of law. we believe in due process. and all of that disappeared. as a matter of fact, in 1988, president ronald reagan had to apologize for the imprisonment of innocent japanese americans during the second world war. we were totally innocent. and yet we were imprisoned, because of racist race, bigotry, war hysteria, and the failure of political leadership. that is what happened that made this happen. and here again, they re talking about the political leadership that s about to be is talking about the very same thing, and using us as a precedent. it was a disgrace and a shameful chapter of american history. let s listen to some hr of
it was shocking, but stfit w not unexpected from a trump surrogate. mr. higbie used the imprisonment of innocent japanese americans as a precedent. yes, it happened. but it is not a precedent. it is the most disgraceful chapter of american history. this is a country that believes in order, law. it s a nation of law. we believe in due process. and all of that disappeared. as a matter of fact, in 1988, president ronald reagan had to apologize for the imprisonment of innocent japanese americans during the second world war. we were totally innocent. and yet we were imprisoned, because of racist race, bigotry, war hysteria, and the failure of political leadership. that is what happened that made this happen. and here again, they re talking
zones for people. i think europe has made a tremendous mistake by allowing these millions of people to go into germany and various other countries. president obama and hillary clinton and kerry have allowed tens of thousands of people into our country. the fbi is now investigating more people than ever before hang to do withterror, and it s from the group of people that came in. well, the president has so far no executive order signing this afternoon. meanwhile officials who govern in sanctuary cities reacted with alarm and defiance of the president s executive orders. today, january 25th, 2017, is the darkest day in immigration history in america since the internment of the japanese americans during the second world war. the stroke of a pen in washington does not change the people of new york city or our