America’s governors on SCOTUS decision and immigration

WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA) - Governors from several states across the country spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the Supreme Court striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping use of tariffs.

In a 6 to 3 ruling Friday, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariff agenda, writing that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize the president to impose tariffs.

However, the president said Saturday he's going to issue "legally permissible tariffs," and said he doesn't need to go to Congress.

During her interview with the governors, Brennan asked Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) if the ruling does much for the bourbon industry, as well as for the State of Kentucky, as it was hit hard by the tariffs, and Gov. Beshear said:

"I hope so. Tariffs are a tax on the American people. We've seen studies that show that 90% of these tariffs are being borne by American business. Those are all in our states, as well as our people. We've seen parts of the economy slow down because of it. It can add 30% more cost to a major new construction project, which could slow down new jobs coming to our communities. Bourbon has been hit hard, and now this is the second straight time, and this is from a state where both of our U.S. senators and this governor, despite being in different parties, are all against tariffs."

Brennan then asked Gov. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) if he saw the tariffs actually helping bring back some of the manufacturing jobs, and Gov. Braun said:

"Yes, it was starting, I mean, the amount of investment that's coming back to this country that whooshed out of it, that created chronic trade deficits, that needs to be rectified. And you can do that through tariffs. You can do it through trade negotiations, and we were going the wrong way for a long time."

During the interview, Brennan and the governors talked about immigration in the U.S.

According to Brennan, Gov. Laura Kelly (D-Kan.) signed a bill to get state law enforcement to work with federal authorities when it comes to immigration enforcement, but one of the complaints is having local authorities involved being a drain on their resources.

This prompted Brennan to ask Gov. Kelly if she thinks cooperation is a drain on locals, to which the governor said:

"I think when ICE comes into your state, that it creates some problem and creates some problems for your local law enforcement because it's sort of a who's on first, who’s in charge here, and I think that's been a problem. My approach has always been, you know, when we work with the federal government on anything, whether it's disaster relief or with our National Guard, you know, we look for ways to cooperate and partner. That's what we want to see, you know, if they're going to come in and try to do enforcement, immigration enforcement in our state."

Brennan then talked to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) about Trump trying to revoke the temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians.

"I think the policy to revoke that is wrong. I think there's a consensus in this country, as we all have said, let’s get rid of the violent offenders, get them out of here. I think there's a consensus behind the need to do a good job on the border. And I think the president gets high marks for doing that on the border. But once you get beyond that, I don't think there's a consensus for taking people who are working, who are supporting their family. And we've kind of seen it almost in a micro way with the Haitian community that's come into Springfield. Springfield is an industrial city, a manufacturing city, that was down. It has been coming back. And, frankly, one of the reasons it's coming back is because of the Haitians who are working there. These are people who, if you talk to the employers, they were filling jobs that were not being able to be filled in any other way. So, it's been a big boost to the economy. So, if one day that TPS is taken away, no employer can hire them anymore. And so you're going to have all these people who are unemployed. So, I think the policy there is, it is wrong. If I can just say this. I think that this is a real opportunity for the president in regard to immigration, probably after the election, after the election, because nothing’s going to get done before."

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)

To watch Brennan's full interview with the governors, click here.