Donald Trump Says He Wants Migrants from ‘Nice Countries’
President Donald Trump wants immigrants from “nice countries,” but not from countries “where they’re blowing each other up all over the place,” according to the New York Times.
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Donald Trump Promises More ‘Merit’ Immigration and DACA Plan
President Trump slammed Joe Biden’s promise to flood the blue-collar labor market with new migrants and refugees — but then he also promised to expand “merit” migration into the jobs needed by swing-voting college graduates.
Watch–Trump: ‘Very Tough Thing to Ask’ U.S. Farmers to Use Mandatory E-Verify
President Trump did not definitively support a provision in his immigration plan that would make the E-Verify system mandatory for all employers to ensure that American jobs go to American workers, not illegal aliens.
Tom Cotton: Merit-Based Immigration ‘Step in Right Direction’ to Stop ‘Hurting Blue Collar Wages’
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) says President Trump’s merit-based legal immigration plan is a “step in the right direction” to stopping downward wage pressure and cheaper foreign competition against America’s blue collar and working class.
Foreign Population 3X Larger than Chicago Imported to U.S. Since 2010
The process known as “chain migration,” whereby newly naturalized citizens can bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S., is continuing to drive mass legal immigration levels to the country.
Paul Ryan DACA Deal Grants Amnesty First, Maybe Border Wall Later
A plan to give amnesty to potentially millions of illegal aliens who have been shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program would be triggered by secured funding for a wall along the United States-Mexico border.
Trump in SOTU Address: ‘It Is Time’ for Merit-Based Legal Immigration
President Trump called for a merit-based legal immigration system in his “State of the Union” (SOTU) address to Congress and the American people on Tuesday night.
DHS Secretary Nielsen: Trump Was ‘Referencing’ Merit-Based Immigration, Assimilation with Norway Remarks
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says President Trump was “referencing” a merit-based immigration system and proper assimilation of immigrants when he mentioned Norwegian immigration to the U.S. during conversations last week at the White House
Donald Trump: Democrats Ready to Shut Down the Government to Get ‘Amnesty for All’
President Donald Trump warned Americans that Congressional Democrats were preparing to shut down the government over amnesty for illegal immigrants.
TRUMP: Deporting MS-13 Is Cheaper than Jailing Them
“Who the hell wants to take care of them?,” President Donald Trump told graduates of the FBI National Academy while speaking about the MS-13 transnational criminal gang. During his speech in Quantico, Virginia, the commander-in-chief said it was cheaper to deport the hyper-violent gang members than to jail them.
AG Sessions: American People ‘Would Be Safer’ Under ‘Rational’ Merit-Based Immigration System
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for the implementation of a merit-based immigration system endorsed by President Trump, saying the American people “would be safer” than they are currently under the mass, family-based chain migration system.
Open Borders Lobby on Jeff Flake Not Seeking Re-Election: ‘Senate Losing One of Its Guiding Stars’
As Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announces that he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate, the open borders lobby is shedding tears as it loses one of its biggest pro-immigration allies in the Washington, D.C. establishment.
Jeff Flake: ‘There Must Always’ Be Low-Skilled Immigration to U.S.
“There must always” be a flow low-skilled immigration to the United States, no matter its impact on American workers, according to Republican establishment figure Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ).
NY Times: U.S. ‘Needs More Low-Skilled Immigrants’
As President Donald Trump pushes a plan to cut legal immigration to the United States in half, the corporate media establishment is pushing back every step of the way.
Sen. David Perdue: RAISE Act Is ‘Thoughtful, Measured Approach’ to Immigration Favored by Democrats Under Bill Clinton
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) discussed the RAISE Act immigration reforms with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily.
Open Borders Lobby, Big Biz Attack Immigration Overhaul
Following President Donald Trump’s major White House endorsement of immigration overhaul legislation, the open borders lobby and corporate business interests are teaming up to attack the proposal.
7 Priorities for Trump’s Legal Immigration Overhaul
As the Trump Administration reviews reforms to the immigration system, seven priority measures emerge.
GOP Bill ‘Drastically Increases’ South Korean Foreign Worker Flow Into US
A new piece of legislation, led by a Republican senator, would “drastically increase” the number of foreign workers coming from South Korea to take American jobs.
Bellwether: 60 Percent of Missouri Voters Want Legal Immigration Cut
A new poll of Missouri voters shows widespread support for cutting legal immigration levels, where the U.S. currently takes in roughly 1.5 million legal immigrants every year.
HuffPo: U.S. ‘Desperately Needs’ Trump’s Immigration Plan
An immigration expert says President Donald Trump’s pledge to transform the country’s legal immigration system into one based on merit and skills is a maneuver the U.S. “desperately needs.”
NYU Director of Latino Studies: Trump Talking About Merit-Based Immigration ‘Clearly Kind of Oddly Racialized’
During MSNBC’s coverage of President Trump’s speech before Congress, Cristina Beltrán, the Director of Latino Studies at NYU, argued President Trump’s idea of merit “is clearly kind of oddly racialized here,” while discussing Trump’s reference to merit-based immigration. After hearing a
