Rubio Addresses White House "Misdirection" on Immigration and its Reported Plan to Separate Children from Adults at the Border During
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Public Affairs Programs
This Weekend's Sunday Morning
Public Affairs Programs
Sunday, March 5, 2017
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Two somewhat related subjects dominated the discussions on the March 5, 2017, Sunday public affairs programs. The first of these is the widespread, but heretofore unsubstantiated allegations that the Trump campaign may have colluded with Russian intelligence officials in the Russian government's attempts to impact the 2016 U.S. election, And the second is President Trump's unsubstantiated allegations, delivered at 6:00 am on Saturday, March 4th, via Twitter, that President Obama wiretapped him during the campaign.
Notwithstanding the dominance of those two matters, there still was some discussion about other subjects, including immigration, during the March 5th Sunday public affairs programs, including discussion from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as well as from journalists Ed O'Keefe and Jennifer Jacobs, and political analyst Jamelle Bouie.
A summary of the immigration-related discussions on the March 5th Sunday public affairs programs follows;
Notwithstanding the dominance of those two matters, there still was some discussion about other subjects, including immigration, during the March 5th Sunday public affairs programs, including discussion from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), as well as from journalists Ed O'Keefe and Jennifer Jacobs, and political analyst Jamelle Bouie.
A summary of the immigration-related discussions on the March 5th Sunday public affairs programs follows;
ABC - This Week: The guest list for the March 5, 2017, edition of ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" program will include Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary; Josh Earnest, former Obama Press Secretary; and Michael Mukasey, former Bush Attorney General. Neither the current and former presidential spokespersons nor former Attorney General Muksasey addressed immigration during their appearances.
Also appearing on the program this week was Senator Al Franken (D-MN), who did not address the subject of immigration either.
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program this week were ABC News Political Analyst Matthew Dowd; White House Reporter for Bloomberg Politics, Jennifer Jacobs; and Chief Correspondent for The Washington Post, Dan Balz.
During the roundtable of the program, Jennifer Jacobs suggested that the Trump Administration would attempt in the coming week to shift attention away from allegations of Trump campaign collusion with Russian spies, in part by unveiling the President's revised refugee admissions and travel ban executive order on Monday, along with health care and infrastructure.
Also appearing on the program this week was Senator Al Franken (D-MN), who did not address the subject of immigration either.
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program this week were ABC News Political Analyst Matthew Dowd; White House Reporter for Bloomberg Politics, Jennifer Jacobs; and Chief Correspondent for The Washington Post, Dan Balz.
During the roundtable of the program, Jennifer Jacobs suggested that the Trump Administration would attempt in the coming week to shift attention away from allegations of Trump campaign collusion with Russian spies, in part by unveiling the President's revised refugee admissions and travel ban executive order on Monday, along with health care and infrastructure.
CBS - Face the Nation: The headliner guests on the March 5, 2017, edition of CBS's "Face the Nation" program were Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mark Warner (D-VA), both members of the Senate Committee on Intelligence. Neither of the two senators addressed the subject of immigration during their appearances.
Also appearing on the program this week were former Representative Leon Panetta (D-CA), who also once served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense; and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.. Neither of them addressed the subject of immigration, either.
Also appearing on the program this week were former Representative Leon Panetta (D-CA), who also once served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Secretary of Defense; and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.. Neither of them addressed the subject of immigration, either.
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Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program this week was CBS News Political Analyst and Slate’s Chief Political Correspondent Jamelle Bouie; White House Correspondent for the Associate Press Julie Pace; Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor of the National Review; and the Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe.
During the roundtable segment, Jamelle Bouie was critical of the President's Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, asserting that the office within DHS to publicize crimes committed by immigrants was aggressive and extreme. He said that the proposal "has two problems. The first that it presumes that undocumented immigrants are responsible for a huge number of crimes. And the second is that it is stigmatizing. It contributes to an atmosphere that is doing harm to immigrants;" Ed O'Keefe addressed the subject, as well, questioning whether the President is serious about supporting immigration re- |
form; criticizing the President's newly created office for victims of crime committed by immigrants, which he said, "is not going to be a busy office, frankly, because there are isolated and very high profile examples of this, but it is not widespread;" and commenting on what he called "the uneven enforcement of immigration law" under the Trump Administration.
Said O'Keefe about the latter criticism, "the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, to their credit, has done a good job of tracking this," citing the examples of "a 22 year-old who was arrested by ICE after speaking out at a press conference about them is being sent back to Mexico" and "a mother who was checking in with ICE for years being sent back to Mexico" He said, "it's happening all over the country. It is not bad hombres. These are good hombres, in many cases, No criminal record at all." He asserted that the President's failure to "signal what they want to to" is "causing great confusion" and that it is happening "with very little congressional oversight." |
CNN - State of the Union: The headliner guests on the March 5, 2017, edition of CNN’s “State of the Union” program were House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Marco Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program this week were former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI), former Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Dana Lasch, and Bakari Sellers. The panel did not address the subject of immigration during their segment of the program.
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program this week were former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI), former Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), Dana Lasch, and Bakari Sellers. The panel did not address the subject of immigration during their segment of the program.
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Leader Pelosi did not address the subject of immigration during her appearance on the program. However, Senator Rubio made extensive remarks about the subject, addressing the likelihood of the enactment of immigration reform legislation and rumors that the Administration is planning to separate children from families when it encounters them at the border.
Asked by host Jake Tapper about the White House's admitted "misdirection play," wherein the President talked about his openness to immigration reform legislation early in the day of his Address to a joint meeting of Congress, but then gave "red meat" on immigration to his base later in the evening, Senator Rubio first denied that the President was involved in a misdirection play and said that "the President realizes that the we have an immigration problem in America and that we need to fix it." Continuing, the Senator said of the President's position, "I also think the President realizes, and it's been my advice to him and anyone who will listen, that the best way to do this is in a series of measures and that we should take out time and do this thing right." When pressed further, the Senator said, "I don't know what the White House may have told you or not told you. I can tell you that my sense is that there is a desire an an interest to fix this. But it's going to be done in the right way, and in the right sequence, and in the right order." |
Responding to a question from host Jake Tapper about reports that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to separate children from their mothers after encountering them at the border,
Senator Rubio first discounted the reports as rumor that are not verified, pointing to rumors earlier in the Trump presidency that the Department of Homeland Security was preparing to use the National Guard to enforce immigration law. Later, however, under further questioning over the matter, he indicated such a policy "could be problematic to implement, and that would be my advice to them." The Senator expressed a general concern about irregular migration from Central America, asserting, "there is no doubt but that in many parts of Central America and the Western Hemisphere, there are people sending their children, or even often time arriving with children because they know if they do, they'll be treated differently than people who arrive without children." The Senator said, "one of the best things we can do is to help countries, for example, like Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to improve conditions so people don't have to leave those countries." |
FOX - Fox News Sunday: The headliner guests on the March 5, 2017, edition of FOX News Channel's "Fox News Sunday" program were Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE). Senator Coons did not address immigration at all during his appearance. However, Senator Cotton briefly did,
In his brief comments, Senator Cotton contended that his constituents care more about "President Obama's failure to enforce" immigration law than they do about investigations about Russian election activity. Cotton also complained that he would rather talk about his immigration bill than allegations about Russian interference in the election. In response, host Chris Wallace promised Cotton that he would have an opportunity to do so at a later time.
Appearing during the program's political pundits segments are Dana Perino, Co-Host, Fox News Channel’s “The Five” and Former White House Press Secretary; Bob Woodward, Associate Editor of The Washington Post; Peter Baker, White House Correspondent, New York Times; and Laura Ingraham, The Laura Ingraham Show and Fox News Contributor.
The panel did not address the subject of immigration during their segment of the program.
In his brief comments, Senator Cotton contended that his constituents care more about "President Obama's failure to enforce" immigration law than they do about investigations about Russian election activity. Cotton also complained that he would rather talk about his immigration bill than allegations about Russian interference in the election. In response, host Chris Wallace promised Cotton that he would have an opportunity to do so at a later time.
Appearing during the program's political pundits segments are Dana Perino, Co-Host, Fox News Channel’s “The Five” and Former White House Press Secretary; Bob Woodward, Associate Editor of The Washington Post; Peter Baker, White House Correspondent, New York Times; and Laura Ingraham, The Laura Ingraham Show and Fox News Contributor.
The panel did not address the subject of immigration during their segment of the program.
NBC - Meet the Press: The headliner guests on the March 5, 2017, edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press” program were Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Also appearing on the program was James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, who did not address the subject of immigration.
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program were Cornell Belcher, Democratic Pollster; President of Brilliant Corners; Tom Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times; Danielle Pletka, SVP, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; and Kimberley Strassel, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
None of the guests on the program addressed the subject of immigration.
Also appearing on the program was James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence, who did not address the subject of immigration.
Appearing during the political roundtable segment of the program were Cornell Belcher, Democratic Pollster; President of Brilliant Corners; Tom Friedman, Columnist, The New York Times; Danielle Pletka, SVP, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute; and Kimberley Strassel, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
None of the guests on the program addressed the subject of immigration.