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Published: Wed, 18 Mar 2009
Description: Speaker Pelosi caught slamming U.S. immigration policy
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" And we sat -- the Fox News exclusive this morning speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi caught a rather candid camera moment. Promising to protect the rights of illegal immigrants to work in this country. Job protection for illegals while millions of Americans. Are out of work and sitting at home. Welcome to a brand new government America's isn't anyone here on Wednesday. Megyn Kelly."
" And I'm Bill Hemmer recovering from Saint Patrick's Day here in New York I'm not all are well we are but. You should see this city. I think they should have Saint Patrick's Day every day -- the first time they were actually have a sidewalks of New York and six months after party -- 7009. Just that are here now we actually had Mexican and."
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" I'm Bill -- good morning the California Democrat caught talking Nancy Pelosi that is to a crowd that included many illegal immigrants. Calling for an end to workplace raids this is the unemployment rate for legal Americans. Keeps climbing."
" Now bring an 8% friendlier much invested now he's live -- Los Angeles bureau with more honestly good morning. All right what exactly. Did the house speaker set."
" Well the speaker."
" Is -- sat at the current enforcement of immigration law but many feel. That her comments went way too far we have some video that we shot. Ten days ago at saint Anthony's church in San Francisco. This is where the speaker made her remarks she's appeared before a group of legal and illegal immigrants and their children. At this church in San Francisco and she said it was un American to enforce immigration law. Where immigrants live or work. And she referred to d.'s as rates."
" Okay."
" I think this was political pandering to the crowd. But I think it was also insulting. Two American citizens who consider themselves to be patriotic because they obeyed the rule of law employers and Obey the law and only hire people have a right to those jobs."
" Now Rick Goldman he is the gentleman who Jews who shot that video up at the church he. So there were hundreds of people there this was opened the public -- the chronicle was there. Now I ask the speaker's office for comment yesterday if she could explain what she meant by. In force that being un American. I've yet to receive a response to make him."
" Interestingly and so what what if anything did -- it below -- say. Should be done about illegal immigration she doesn't like the raids which you know are controversial however. Effective they may be and what does she think should be done."
" She did she -- it be nice to ask -- but I didn't receive a reply she simply this is ongoing debate if you will on interior enforcement wants an immigrant. It's beyond the border patrol should ice immigration and customs enforcement. Go into communities and work site enforcement was a big priority of course of President Bush and Michael Chertoff. And they've made great strides in immigration enforcement as many pillars to it. And going into communities and try to go after employers often means you have to arrest the employees who are illegal. This was a so so she basically is taking a major part of DHS's strategy. And saying they should throw that out the window while the old added diversity old VHS the DH as well or President Obama does not look the same as it did under President Bush. Well we are going to touch on that tomorrow Megan about the holding pattern that enforcement is in in this country right now because these people I talked to many agents yesterday they are sitting on their hands. Frustrated and I will tell you that they're very upset at what Pelosi said they feel insulted because they are enforcing the law. That her congress."
" Helped pass and another being called -- for doing it. William La Jeunesse we will continue to search try to get reaction from -- blows his office there are very quick to call us back. But we're going to continue to drive Williams thanks so much."
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