This is an outrageous assault on state sovereignty. It's an outrageous assault on human rights. I think you've seen it and … I am convinced that the hard journalistic work that was done around what Minnesota does on immigration convinced the White House that this was the wrong fight. … that we can go into the state jails. They could do that for 30 years. So I think now for me, we're going to need to see. (09:06–09:20)
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Asserts that journalistic work influenced the White House's stance on Minnesota's immigration policies.
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