I said, Mr. President, it says very clearly you have all the tools and the executive authority necessary to reverse the catastrophe that you have created. He has those tools right now, and he has since day one. The Immigration and Nationality act, for example, coupled with recent Supreme Court precedent, give the President, quote, ample authority to suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens, or impose any restrictions he may deem appropriate. That's the broadest authority that Congress probably has ever given a President, and it's been there for a long, long time. (27:32–27:50)
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Asserts that the Immigration and Nationality Act gives the President authority to suspend entry of aliens.
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