Hannity to Jorge Ramos on DACA: ‘We can’t burn the Constitution’

Fox News’s Sean Hannity sparred with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos over President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday night, with the conservative host stating “we can’t burn the Constitution” to continue the program in its current state without going through Congress. 

“Trump is not protecting the Dreamers,” said Ramos, using a common term for DACA recipients. “They are Americans, as Trump’s children.” 

“Jorge, you cannot ask that the United States to burn the Constitution and stomp all over it in the process of doing what you want. You have to understand that we are a nation of laws,” Hannity said. 

“We are talking about children who are already here,” Ramos said. 

“I understand, but they are here illegally,” Hannity said. 

“It is not their fault, Sean,” said Ramos. 

“I admire you,” Hannity replied. “But you’re missing the main point. We can’t burn the Constitution just to do what Jorge Ramos wants. We have to do it legally.” 

Outside of updates on Hurricane Irma, cable news was mostly dominated by debate over President Trump’s decision to end DACA on Tuesday. 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Trump administration over the next six months will phase out DACA, which deferred deportation for immigrants brought to the country illegally as minors.

The program was created under the Obama administration in 2012.