Dan Kildee: “This is not who we are. The executive order that the President is executing does not reflect our American values. It is…”

“This is not who we are. The executive order that the President is executing does not reflect our American values. It is not consistent with a clear statement in our Constitution that we do not discriminate on the basis of national origin, that we do not discriminate on the basis of religion. Read the executive order. It does those precise things. But there are other foundational documents that contradict what the President is executing. Matthew 25: ``I was a stranger, and you invited me in. . . . '' This policy is morally bankrupt. It is an attempt to pander to narrow voices to which this President promised a Muslim ban. He went to Rudy Giuliani and asked how to do a Muslim ban, and this is what they came up with. Make no mistake. This is not who we are. Not only is it morally wrong--against everything we have been taught about who we are as a country--but this administration has been dangerously incompetent in how it is even implementing this misguided policy--secretive. I saw a White House spokesman this morning admit that they kept this secret from the very people who are going to be asked to implement this wrong- headed policy. It is morally wrong, and it is being administered in a dangerously incompetent way. Most importantly, this policy will not make us safe. This unconstitutional executive order will make us less safe. What is the message we are trying to send--that we are an intolerant Nation?…”