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Unconstitutional order. and now it is my privilege, our privilege, to introduce two people with their stories, their courageous stories. okay. next -- >> all right. they are going to figure out what's going on up there. strong words from nancy pelosi, from chuck schumer democratic leaders in the house and senate. i want to get reaction from former commissioner of u.s. border protection gil kerlikowske who is with us as well. do you see any advantages at all to what the president, president trump, has now done? >> i think any program needs to be evaluated and looked at, and that includes refuge...

The notion that jihadis, isis, are trying to infiltrate refugee programs. we just haven't seen it made manifest here at home. you've had three people killed by refugees since 1975. you've had no citizens of these seven countries ever kill anybody in america since 1975. it's not about the facts. it's about the phobia. and this is something that president trump promised as a muslim ban during the campaign, and now he's going to make good on it. is that enough justification? >> i congratulate president trump for making good on his promises. i wish he wouldn't because some of those promises i don'...

Take this morning where we're seeing this challenge certainly from a federal judge from brooklyn temporarily blocking the trump administration from deporting u.s. referee gees and visa holders from -- refugees and visa holders from those seven muslim countries? >> the bulk of the order's still gone forward, and i think the most important point is president trump ran on this. this is something he said he would do to protect america to keep america safe from countries that cannot be vetted when they're sending people to our nation. if you look at syria, for example, you've seen fbi and every oth...

These countries as well. but he said specifically here, these were his words. isis in iraq and syria. and he has said absolutely he's going to double down, bomb isis, essentially off the face of the map. he will eradicate and get rid of isis. it appears as if now he is limiting that in what he is asking in his executive order to isis in iraq and syria. this of course is the biggest grouping of isis. but not all and they've been growing in libya recently. >> what is not included in the executive order signed this week on, with this travel ban, nic, a safe zone in syria. this is something that t...

We have several hundred refugees that have come in from syria. these are 70% women and children. the balance consists mostly of families. my understanding is that these folks are being vetted more than anybody has ever been vetted. steams like a silly way to try to sneak into our community to do us harm. we have had no problems. w >> how have you adjusted as it's changed about the idea of accepting a refugee into the united states? have you coordinated with federal officials, federal agencies, you being the leader of your city as you accept in through your refugee programs that are often funde...