Rep. Mark Harris on ACLU Pro-Illegal Immigrant PR Campaign

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🗓️ 11 January 2025

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The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a publicity campaign aimed at pushing back on President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport illegal aliens. But pastor and Congressman Mark Harris, R-N.C., says the ACLU is “missing the point that not all of these folks that are coming are asylum seekers.” “If you really were compassionate and really believed in the asylum program, you would not just be trying to push this Biden administration's process along the way, because what you do is you mess it up for those who have real need, and you mess it up for those that are seeking asylum in this country,” Harris said. Trump has pledged to deport illegal aliens, beginning first with criminals and those who pose a threat to the country, such as members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, which now operates in over a dozen states across the U.S., including North Carolina, the state Harris represents. Voters “very much believe that we've got to get back to law and order,” Harris said, adding that he thinks Trump was given a “mandate” in the 2024 election to secure the border. Harris, a newly sworn in member of Congress, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why he chose to get involved in politics and to discuss the need for secure borders and enforcement of immigration law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:34.7	Well, I am so honored today to welcome to the Daily Signal podcast for the very first time
1:39.1	Congressman Mark Harris of North Carolina. Congressman, thanks for being with us today.
1:42.9	Well, thank you so much for having me. It's really an honor and privilege to be here.
1:46.0	Well, you are no stranger necessarily to Capitol Hill because you worked for the Family Research Council and you have a passion for bringing about change in politics, but you have just been elected, well elected and then sworn in as a member of Congress here in Washington, D.C. I would love to hear
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2:12.2	need to run for public office in my state? Well, you know, a lot of it kind of goes back to probably 2011, 2012.
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