Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions argued Donald Trump’s agenda to prioritize the interests of American workers, restore law and order in to America’s immigration system and cities and rebuild inner-cities is by far the best option for minority voters in November.

With millions of illegal immigrants flooding the jobs market, Sessions hammered Democratic leaders for their “ludicrous” policies that especially have hurt African-American workers and Hispanic workers that have come to the U.S. legally during a Sunday interview on Fox & Friends Weekend. Calling for accountability, Sessions lambasted the politicians who have failed in their responsibility to legal citizens by refusing to uphold and enforce laws that are already in place.

“The idea that you would bring in more workers to take jobs while Americans are unemployed, having to go on welfare, is ludicrous.”

“We have as government leaders an absolutely responsibility to the people who are here – lawfully immigrated or native-born. That’s the first thing,” Sessions told host Tucker Carlson. “The idea that you would bring in more workers to take jobs while Americans are unemployed, having to go on welfare, is ludicrous. It makes no sense, Tucker, and I think the American people get it, but that’s the policy of the Obama and Clinton Administrations.”

Particularly emphasizing the harm that the U.S. would suffer should Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton become president, Sessions urged the citizenry to “fix this” and cast their votes for immigration reform when they vote in November.

“The American people will support it, but we’ve got politicians, particularly Democratic leaders and Hillary Clinton, that they want to give immediate amnesty to everybody, allow them access to every benefit in America, and then they don’t want to do the things necessary to gain control of immigration,” Sessions said. “So this is a situation that’s untenable. It’s extreme. [Clinton’s] to the left of President Obama big-time. It’s just amazing, really.”

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When Carlson asked the Alabama senator for a summary of Republican nominee Donald Trump’s “pitch” to black and Hispanic voters, Sessions compared Trump’s genuine concern for American workers with the Left’s insincerity. Although the Democratic Party has traditionally painted itself as a champion for African-Americans and other minorities – especially Hispanics – Sessions called out the Party for its hypocrisy in pursuing the interests of illegal aliens over those of the United States’ legal minority citizens.

“[Trump’s] saying that the agenda that we’ve seen in the big cities and out of Washington for the last 30 years have not helped [black workers], which is correct. They have not. You bring in more workers than we have jobs for, what does that do to wages and job prosperity for struggling African-Americans who’d like to rise? I mean, you just pull down wages and you pull down jobs,” Sessions said. “And when you do a trade policy, Tucker, that kills manufacturing, eliminates high paying jobs, that hurts our African-American community and Hispanic communities, too.”

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Sessions noted the nation needs a strong leader who would “change this economy, get us on the right path, end the lawlessness in immigration, fix our trade policies so that we can have a stronger manufacturing base and better jobs,” adding that this leader would be “the best thing possible for African-Americans.”

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Sessions also highlighted the two key and insidious interests that prevent reforms that could boost economic growth for citizens: an Establishment-aligned globalist business agenda and a Democratic political agenda. With these two interests at work, the Alabama senator said that liberal politicians and greedy CEOs of multi-national corporations have no incentives to protect the lawful workers already in the U.S.

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“Businesses want more workers at lower wages. That’s what they do. I mean, that’s the nature of their beast. But that’s not what politicians should look at,” Sessions said. “If you’re running for President of the United States, you want wages to go up, not down. Give me a break. Businesses would like to see more workers and lower wages. That’s just the nature of the beast.”

Carlson responded to Sessions, saying that, “If Donald Trump articulated it that clearly, I think he’d win 55 percent, just my guess.”

Sessions also dismissed the hyperbolic criticism of Trump’s proposal for “extreme vetting” of Muslim refugees coming from war torn regions of the world.

The Alabama senator said he believes citizens are ready “to discuss” proposals like a temporary ban or increased vetting measures in order to make the country stronger and more secure for its lawful residents.

“First and foremost, an immigration system should protect and serve the interests of the American people. We shouldn’t bring in people that can’t be vetted coming from areas of the world that are dangerous, and we need to bring in people with higher skills. We should look for people who love America and value our values and want to be a part of that,” Sessions said. “So there’s so many rational things that absolutely need to be done as part of an immigration reform that I totally think this country is ready to discuss.”