During Wednesday's ‘Secure America’s Workforce’ rally on Capitol Hill, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL), and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) answered a question about including President Trump in their immigration reform efforts.
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00:00My name is Jesus Garcia from La Opinion. Thank you for doing this. I just wanted to ask you since President Trump is the one that can push Republicans in Congress to do this thing, have you had any kind of meeting with him or are you going to bring him on the table to support this project?
00:18We have been, we have, the Trump administration understands that after we have secured the border like we have and that we're deporting the criminals who happen to be illegals, there has to be a national conversation that will start very soon.
00:33What are we going to do with the whole immigration system and how are we going to help the workforce that you guys are talking about, construction, hospitality and agriculture? What are we going to do with those people who are needed, who are here and who are in the shadows?
00:48Trump is a construction guy. He knows very well what's needed to maintain the economy going. So I am sure that when this national conversation starts, after we introduce the Dignity Act, the White House and the whole Republican leadership will be highly, highly respectful and aware and open to discuss what the Dignity Act has.
01:12I just told you, it's revolutionary, it's like Solomonic, it's going to please everyone but it's not going to give everything to everybody. But it's a solution, the first one in 40 years. And I am sure that Trump will be for immigration like Reagan was for communism. Thank you.
01:32I would just say that the agricultural industry supported President Trump very strongly. He understands the issues of food security and having a national American food supply system is of utmost importance. Many of the things that he promised during his campaign line up exactly with the things that we are trying to accomplish as it relates to the workforce in the United States.
01:59Those conversations are happening. We are working toward making sure that we are both on the same page, which I feel very comfortable about. And so you're absolutely right, that's the key to success. President Trump can help make this happen.
02:14And so I'm not going to be the one having the conversations directly with President Trump, well I probably will be, but the reality is that President Trump campaigned on and spoke at his inaugural address about reducing prices. You cannot reduce prices if you don't have the workers to do the jobs that are necessary in the country.
02:32Most of the workers in the agricultural workforce in the United States of America are undocumented. There are undocumented people in the hospitality interest. There are undocumented people in the construction industry. There are undocumented people in the healthcare industry. You cannot not have these workers. So when you hear the slogan, secure the border and secure the workforce, you need to have a workforce that can do the jobs that are necessary to keep our economy moving.
02:58If President Trump wants to reduce prices like we all do, we're going to need to do something to have a secure workforce in America. So that's why it's three things together. Secure the border, fix the broken asylum system, and modernize the legal immigration system to treat people like human beings.