Trump`s State of the Union address |
The US President said he wanted an end to the country`s “broken" immigration system, which he falsely claimed allowed “unlimited numbers of distant relatives” to join immigrants who have settled in America. Mr Trump faced boos by Democrats as he used his speech to lay out plans which he claimed would “protect the nuclear family” and keep out “truly evil people” by “limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children”. Rabia Chaudry, a US immigration lawyer, accused Mr Trump of “lying” and pointed out that current law meant immigrants could sponsor children, spouses, parents and siblings, but not distant relatives. Robert Reich, former Labour Secretary under President Bill Clinton, accused the 71-year-old of using “fear” to generate a “vicious cycle” of anger and violence. This country was built in large part by immigrants. Many were given a start on the road to success by family members already here. We called it "family reunification," not "chain migration,” he wrote. The Hebrew Immigration Aid Society branded Mr Trump`s remarks on immigration as “not the American way”, while the Anti-Defamation League, a charity which fights antisemitism, said “justice delayed for immigrant youth is justice denied”.
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