This measure sends a terrible signal to
them saying: Go ahead and fight, but you won't get to the United
States. It is particularly the case I make with respect to these people who
feel threatened because they helped us. We have a special visa program,
but right now that is in limbo because we essentially said they can't
come in, even though they risked their lives to protect our interests
and the interests of their own country. We are creating huge problems, and, again, I haven't heard the
nominee speak out decisively and clearly about the problems this policy
is engendering, and that is incumbent upon the individual. We have traditionally granted nominees broad deference out of respect
for the President, and I don't think this is an issue of simply
stopping a nominee for the sake of stopping a nominee.