Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be “unhirable” in his state in order to oppose deportation efforts.
Swalwell made the comments while being interviewed on CNN, but his comments were posted to social media, where they were widely circulated.
‘If you’re going to work for fascists, forget about working in this state. … So we’re not weak, we have to go on offense.’
“I don’t think anybody likes or wants what ICE is doing right now. We were told the most violent individuals would be deported,” said Swalwell.
“Again, a child, U.S. citizen, battling stage-four cancer, deported,” he added. “Once you shoot a mom in the face three times who has stuffies in her glove compartment and Cheerios, not a weapon,
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