Yes, a Republican Official Did Say the President's Executive Action Could Lead to Ethnic Cleansing

The Democrats twitter account put out a tweet that caused some raised-eyebrows. It was a comparative of Democratic and Republican talking points on the President's Executive Action on immigration. In it, they included "ethnic cleansing" as a Republican talking point on this. People called it ridiculous. They stuck by their tweet.

Why? Meet Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach:

"What happens, if you know your history, when one culture or one race or one religion overwhelms another culture or race?" the caller asked. "When one race or culture overwhelms another culture, they run them out or they kill them."

Kobach then responded with his take.

"What protects us in America from any kind of ethnic cleansing is the rule of law, of course," Kobach said. "And the rule of law used to be unassailable, used to be taken for granted in America. And now, of course, we have a President who disregards the law when it suits his interests. And, so, you know, while I normally would answer that by saying, 'Steve, of course we have the rule of law, that could never happen in America,' I wonder what could happen. I still don't think it’s going to happen in America, but I have to admit, that things are, things are strange and they're happening."

He also said this executive order amounts to "amnesty," would give undocumenteds the "right to vote," which it won't, and would lock in a voting block for "socialism."

Yes, the Republicans are saying crazy, crazy things. Maybe the mainstream media isn't showing it, but it's happening.