Hillary Clinton responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling against the president’s executive action on immigration by calling it a window into Donald Trump’s America.
“This decision is also a stark reminder of the harm Donald Trump would do to our families, our communities, and our country,” Clinton said of the 4-4 decision that halted the president’s executive action to grant legal status to over 4 million illegal immigrants. “Trump has pledged to repeal President Obama’s executive actions on his first day in office. ”
Continuing to hammer away on Trump, Clinton added, “He has called Mexican immigrants ‘rapists’ and ‘murderers.’ He has called for creating a deportation force” to “tear 11 million people away from their families and their homes.”
Clinton hopes to rally Latino voters against Trump in the fall, with the Supreme Court decision her latest opportunity to draw a contrast.
“Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is purely procedural and casts no doubt on the fact that DAPA and DACA are entirely within the President’s legal authority,” Clinton wrote.
Also looking to the 2016 election, Clinton noted that the vote underscored the importance of the upcoming Supreme Court selections, starting with Obama nominee Judge Merrick Garland. Clinton wrote, “our families and our country need and deserve a full bench, and Senate Republicans need to stop playing political games with our democracy and give Judge Merrick Garland a fair hearing and vote.”
