Things Got Heated
Miller asked Acosta how many immigrants he thinks should enter the Country based on the poem.
He asked Acosta “tell me what years meet Jim Acosta’s definition of the Statue of Liberty poem law of the land?”
Acosta argued that limiting the amount of people into the Country because of their ability to speak English is wrong.
Acosta said “it sounds like you are trying to engineer the racial and ethnic flow of people into this Country.”
Miller’s response to Acosta’s remarks made the situation even more heated. He said “I have to honestly say, I am shocked at your statement that you think that only people from Great Britain and Australia would know English.”
He also said “It reveals your cosmopolitan bias to a shocking degree … This is an amazing moment.”
Jim Acosta is the son of a Cuban Immigrant. This makes the Policy even more frustrating for him.
“That is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant and foolish things you’ve ever said,” Miller later said.
The verbal assault eventually quieted down. Then Miller gave an apology to Acosta.
Miller said “I apologize, Jim, if things got heated, but you did make some pretty rough insinuations.”
The apology came, but was still backed with a reason for the heated exchange.
