Breitbart By Ian Hanchett
On Thursday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) reacted to the Department of Justice’s lawsuit over New York law tipping off individuals when immigration authorities request their data from the DMV and providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants by stating that “the state is doing everything they should do.”
Espaillat began by saying that people who are convicted of violent crimes should be deported.
Host Peter Alexander then asked, “Congressman, the Justice Department, as you know, filed a civil lawsuit against the state of New York and several of its public officials over its policies as they relate to migrants that have come to New York state. At her first press conference since being sworn in, we heard from the Attorney General, Pam Bondi, where she attacked a New York state law that allows undocumented migrants to receive driver’s licenses and requires the DMV to inform those individuals if a federal immigration agency requests their information. So, I want your take on this civil suit from the Justice Department right now. Do you think that they have a legitimate issue with the way the state is governed, should the state be doing anything differently with Donald Trump in the White House?”
Espaillat answered, “No, I think the state is doing everything they should do. In fact, if somebody commits a violent crime, again, the federal authorities could have access to that information, but not if it’s a nonviolent offense…
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