Trump administration policy adviser Stephen Miller, one of the government's most strident anti-immigrant hardliners, was confronted by CNN's Boris Sanchez on Monday about whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement is engaged in racial profiling — and repeatedly deflected the question until finally denying it and trying to change the subject.
"So on the substance of the question, is it the case that, as [Illinois Gov. J.B.] Pritzker frames it, you are profiling brown people, that, that this immigration crackdown is designed to go after people of color?" said Sanchez.
"That is the, it's such a — oh, what a dumb question," said Miller, whose speechwriting has been compared to Nazism. "The illegal aliens who are here are taking jobs away from Blacks. They're taking jobs away from whites. They're taking jobs away from Latinos. They're taking their health benefits away. They're taking their school slots away. And of course, in many cases, they're committing heinous crimes. We cannot have a system of law in this country that privileges illegal aliens over American citizens. And that's what they're doing. You know it. And I know it."
"So that's not exactly a no," noted Sanchez. "Stephen, can — can you just unequivocally state that immigration—"
"My full answer is no, it's a lie and a dumb question," said Miller. "Something else baked into the premise of one of your questions. You said, well, aren't we provoking Illinois governor says we're provoking actions that are unlawful. Why would the mere presence — just think about this for a second? If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice, sleepy southern town, is anyone going to riot? Is anyone going to try to shoot them in the face? Are they going to try to attack them in a building?"
"They would say people in the middle of the night, covering their faces without identification, without identifying themselves, there might be concern among the community," shot back Sanchez.
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