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>> first of all, let's be very clear. both the bush administration and the obama administration when they set up the siv program, the special immigrant visa program, demanded that these precrecipie go through an extreme vetting process, many who went through almost two years by the department of homeland security. so these are already vetted people who have served this nation and for them to be stopped and held up byhis broad brush policy is in many ways outrageous. >> we have to go. how would you change the executive order? sgri >> i think we need a carve out for the sivs at least. they have ...

Would even be approached. >> one of the things you and i discussed when we met was the special immigrant visa program that we have maintained for afghans who have helped our men and women in the military on the ground. and, will you support continuing that program to ensure those people who have been properly vetted who helped our men and women are able to come to this country when their lives are threatened in afafghanistan. >> it's important we protect those whose lives are at risk, whether military forces or other forces in afghanistan and it's also important to make this distinction otherw...

You and i discussed, when we met was the special immigrant visa program that we maintained for afghans that have helped our men and women on the military and in the ground. will you support continuing that program to ensure are able to come to this country when lives are it is important to protect those whose lives are truliy at ridiculous. >> i i don't know it is also importance to fwol not expand it to allow people to come through the it gets back to follow and