Dick Durbin: “Since the President took office last year, he and his…”

“For a number of years, I tried to focus on issues related to the Constitution and fundamental civil and human rights. It is absolutely beyond me why, with all the challenges facing America, we are talking about denaturalization of citizens. Since the President took office last year, he and his supporters have used every available tool at their disposal to target their political opponents. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Mullen even threatened, despite the objections of the Transportation Secretary, to punish the so called sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports.” (00:23–00:34)

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