Of interviews with important players in the immigration issue whether at congress or the administration and this mornings guest is senator cotton, the junior senator from arkansas and senator cotton served as an Army Infantry officer in iraq and afghanistan. Hes on several committees, banking intelligence Armed Services and obviously, well talk about today is immigration. Hes been a leader in the immigration issue even before the president raised its profile and i appreciate, senator, youre coming in and giving us some time and hell have to bolt for a meeting on the hill. So well cut this off at 8 time 15. My first question is. Youre, as i understand, a sixth generation arkansan. Its attracting more than it used to, but its clearly not an immigration state. What is it that attracted you to get involved in this issue and become really something of a thought leader and a debate leader . Mark, first off, thanks for having me this morning and thanks to the center for Immigration Studies an
He also happens to be the president of Refugees International, and hes seated next to the expresident of Refugees International. O, eric . Thanks. Thank you, mark. T is it really is a distinct pleasure to be here today. And i want to thank hias and the Carter Center for bringing us all together for this very important event. And needless to say, this is a critical time for us to be considering not only the refugee act of 1980 but also the very future of refugee protection in the United States. Nd around the world. At a time when the number of people displaced by conflict, by human rights violations, by persecution, is at the highest number in recorded history, governments around the world and in the United States in articular are using nativist rhetoric designed to appeal to peoples fear and to encourage hostility towards refugees and others who are forced to flee. They are closing borders and making life more difficult for refugees. This panel and this daylong event is timely, and our
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