Pelosi said Washington should focus on creating a path to citizenship.
“I said ‘a violation of status is not a reason for deportation,’ that’s just not so,” Pelosi said she told Trump.
“If you have some case you want to make about somebody who’s been accused…that has nothing to do with violation of status, because then we’re talking about over 10 million people who may be subjected to this treatment, and what we need there is comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship.”
Pelsoi then added that she told Trump his deportation rhetoric had scared “the children of America” – and not just the immigrant children.
“Look, I’m a mom, I have five kids…nine grandchildren, and you, children are scared,” Pelosi reportedly said to Trump.
“You’re scaring the children of America. Not just those families, but their neighbors and their communities. You’re scaring the children.”