Trump moves to crack down on asylum seekers ahead of U.S. elections

[webfact]

Trump moves to crack down on asylum seekers ahead of U.S. elections

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Estero, Florida, U.S., October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was finalising a plan that would require immigrants seeking asylum in the United States to approach a legal port of entry, pushing a hard line on immigration ahead of next week's congressional elections.

 

It was not clear whether the plan would pass legal muster. The Immigration and Nationality Act provides that any immigrant in the United States may apply for asylum, regardless of whether he or she entered the country through a designated port of entry.

 

"Migrants seeking asylum will have to present themselves lawfully at a port of entry," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that he would issue an executive order on immigration next week.

 

"Those who choose to break our laws and enter illegally will no longer be able to use meritless claims to gain automatic admission into our country," he added.

 

Trump has ramped up his tough stance on illegal immigration, an issue that appeals to his core supporters, before elections on Tuesday that will determine whether his fellow Republicans keep control of Congress.

 

In recent days, he has sought to present as a threat to the United States a large group of migrants from Central America who have left poverty and violence at home and are heading slowly through Mexico toward the U.S. border.

 

"These illegal caravans will not be allowed into the United States and they should turn back now," Trump said. "We are stopping people at the border. This is an invasion."

 

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, an ally of the president and head of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, echoed some of the president's strong rhetoric about the caravan in a letter to the secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department.

 

In the letter, Grassley said his office had received information that several members of the caravan had "significant criminal histories" and was seeking information about "potential national security threats that reportedly exist among the members."

 

Trump said on Wednesday the United States could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border to confront the migrant caravan, more than twice the number previously disclosed by defence officials.

 

Republican lawmakers and other Trump supporters have applauded the deployment. But critics argue Trump has manufactured a crisis to drive Republican voters to the polls.

 

On another immigration front, Trump said this week he would seek to scrap the constitutional right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens and illegal immigrants, saying he would issue an executive order on so-called birthright citizenship.

 

Trump and some other Republicans say the right - granted by the Constitution's post-Civil War 14th Amendment - creates an incentive for people to enter the country illegally to have children. Critics, including some other Republicans, say the president cannot change the Constitution by fiat. Such an action would virtually guarantee a legal challenge.

 

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Jeff Mason; Additional reporting by Makini Brice and Lisa Lambert; Editing by Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-11-02

[observer90210]

Fine, but if he cracks down on these people all that throughly,  who will make those delicious and cheap tacos, burritos or even kebabs ?

[helpisgood]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

On another immigration front, Trump said this week he would seek to scrap the constitutional right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens and illegal immigrants, saying he would issue an executive order on so-called birthright citizenship.

 

Trump and some other Republicans say the right - granted by the Constitution's post-Civil War 14th Amendment - creates an incentive for people to enter the country illegally to have children. Critics, including some other Republicans, say the president cannot change the Constitution by fiat. Such an action would virtually guarantee a legal challenge.

 

I can understand why some may not like the "anchor babies."  

 

However, more importantly, it's kind of scary that a president can stand up and tell his people that he can and will change a constitutional amendment with merely an executive order, i.e., bypass the obvious constitutional requirements on his own.  How is that not whetting his base's appetite for a quasi-dictatorship and starting to make such measures appear acceptable?  

 

If this starts to pass muster with many, what more will Trump demand? 

 

The problems arising with birthright citizenship is one issue.  Ignoring rule of law is another issue, and a more dangerous one that can affect a much broader range of problems in a constitutional republic.   

 

 

[Tug]

Donald is really scared of those scary lactating latinas with baby’s he is quivering in his bunker and ordering in the army to chase those scary mommies away <deleted> Donald the world is laughing at you your presidency is a laughingstock how much longer do we have to suffer this abomination 

[IAMHERE]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

asylum seekers

The words tell us everything we need to know about the source. Pure anti-Trump rhetoric. The writers pocketbook isn't gonna be affected by hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, they can neither read, write, nor understand his/her medium.

[biggles45]

"who have left poverty and violence at home and are heading slowly through Mexico toward the U.S. border"

 

So once they reached Mexico they were safe so why didn't they just stay there? 

[zaphod reborn]

In theory, this is a reasonable approach.  However, Trump has shown no ability to get a spending bill to increase the resources necessary to process asylum applicants at the border entry points (judges, immigration lawyers, translators, processing clerks and proper housing (not tent cities)).  Therefore, it is a total fail.  There will only be miniscule and insignificant legislation for the next 2 years, as the GOP loses control of the House so no chance of improving the asylum application process for refugees and that will mean illegal border crossings will continue.

Edited November 2, 2018 by zaphod reborn

[zaphod reborn]

1 hour ago, biggles45 said:

"who have left poverty and violence at home and are heading slowly through Mexico toward the U.S. border"

 

So once they reached Mexico they were safe so why didn't they just stay there? 

Mexico safe?  Do you even pay attention to real news sources?

Edited November 2, 2018 by zaphod reborn

[roobaa01]

russian women flying for example to florida in numbers to give births to children claiming birthright us citizenship, dems telling the public mr. trump was evil when he would remove the birthright . how does that fit with the dems claim russia and mr. trump did manipulated 2016 election but vise versa let the russian enemy in through the back door, dems dum policy .

 

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roobaa01 

[bristolboy]

11 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

russian women flying for example to florida in numbers to give births to children claiming birthright us citizenship, dems telling the public mr. trump was evil when he would remove the birthright . how does that fit with the dems claim russia and mr. trump did manipulated 2016 election but vise versa let the russian enemy in through the back door, dems dum policy .

 

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roobaa01 

Yes, the dems have been claiming that evil pregnant russian women were in on the cyberware waged by Russians and and are now laboring, literally laboring, to advance their evil plans.

And it isn't a matter of Trump being evil about birthright citizenship, it's about the US Constitution.

[bristolboy]

32 minutes ago, zaphod reborn said:

In theory, this is a reasonable approach.  However, Trump has shown no ability to get a spending bill to increase the resources necessary to process asylum applicants at the border entry points (judges, immigration lawyers, translators, processing clerks and proper housing (not tent cities)).  Therefore, it is a total fail.  There will only be miniscule and insignificant legislation for the next 2 years, as the GOP loses control of the House so no chance of improving the asylum application process for refugees and that will mean illegal border crossings will continue.

Why do you think the Republicans want to improve processing at the border?

[roobaa01]

5 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

Yes, the dems have been claiming that evil pregnant russian women were in on the cyberware waged by Russians and and are now laboring, literally laboring, to advance their evil plans.

And it isn't a matter of Trump being evil about birthright citizenship, it's about the US Constitution.

imo clear contradiction in dems moral soapy standards, 555 they will loose the midterms with flying socialist colours.

 

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roobaa01

[bristolboy]

2 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

imo clear contradiction in dems moral soapy standards, 555 they will loose the midterms with flying socialist colours.

 

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roobaa01

No doubt it's your opinion. It's a pity you haven't got any coherent reasoning to back it up.

[roobaa01]

1 hour ago, biggles45 said:

"who have left poverty and violence at home and are heading slowly through Mexico toward the U.S. border"

 

So once they reached Mexico they were safe so why didn't they just stay there? 

mexico offered them job programs etc.. but better social welfare available in the us. illegal economic migrants depress the wages to rise as they undercut the structure.

 

 

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[roobaa01]

5 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

No doubt it's your opinion. It's a pity you haven't got any coherent reasoning to back it up.

every evening fox news the latest about midterms.

 

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roobaa01

[bristolboy]

2 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

every evening fox news the latest about midterms.

 

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roobaa01

But what does fox news say about the pregnant Russian woman unjustly accused by democrats of being agents of a foreign nation?

[roobaa01]

2 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

But what does fox news say about the pregnant Russian woman unjustly accused by democrats of being agents of a foreign nation?

that will be an issue of tucker carlson tonight.

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roobaa01

[guest879]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Donald is really scared of those scary lactating latinas with baby’s he is quivering in his bunker and ordering in the army to chase those scary mommies away <deleted> Donald the world is laughing at you your presidency is a laughingstock how much longer do we have to suffer this abomination 

almost half of America is on some social welfare and the 3 billion people living on less than 2$ a day would like to join them. any country with such a vast social welfare system needs to protect its boards or it will be collapsed under the weight of non citizen welfare recipients.  like or hate trump what ever you want but at least he is taking this problem seriously.

[zaphod reborn]

5 hours ago, bristolboy said:

Why do you think the Republicans want to improve processing at the border?

Because it is required by both federal and international law, that's why.  Yes, I know.  For the Trumpites it's all about winning, and if they break the law in the process, all the better.