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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Controversial SCOTUS Rulings, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

News, Politics

3.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as America prepares to celebrate its 246th birthday, we examine the recent string of controversial Supreme Court rulings that will have far-reaching implications on the environment, immigration, and abortion rights. Plus, an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on how the administration plans to handle the coming influx of migrants at the border.

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0:21.0

I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington, and on this 4th of July weekend on

0:24.8

Face the Nation we'll look at the challenges facing an increasingly divided

0:29.3

America.

0:30.3

President Biden's message after a week of consultation with our closest allies

0:34.7

on the issues threatening global stability, all as well with our friends. The

0:39.2

biggest threat to the worldview of America is from within.

0:42.8

You haven't found one person, one world leader to say America is going backwards.

0:48.1

America's better positioned to lead the world than we ever have been. The one thing that has been destabilizing

0:54.8

is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States.

0:58.8

He's not the only one angry with the Supreme Court as they conclude their most

1:04.4

consequential session in years with far-reaching decisions on religion, the

1:09.6

environment, immigration, and of course abortion rights. He is hoping Democrats channel

1:14.8

their anger and fear into support for his party in the November midterm

1:18.7

elections. I share the public outrage at this extremist court has committed to moving America

1:24.2

backwards but ultimately Congress is going to have to act to codify the row into

1:30.6

federal law. We'll assess the impact of these rulings.

1:34.9

The court did rule in favor of President Biden's plan

1:37.6

to scrap a Trump-era policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico,

1:41.9

clearing the way for more migrants to enter the US.

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