Immigration News

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The Senate on Thursday voted down bills granting amnesty for illegal aliens in the "dreamer" category. The bills need 60 votes to pass. One bill proposed amnesty for almost two million dreamers along with allocating $25 billion for increased border security. It failed to pass by a vote of 55 in favor and 45 against. Another bill, endorsed by the Trump Administration, called for the amnesty while asking for much stronger concessions, including increased deportation powers, cuts to chain migration, and an end to the visa lottery. It failed with 39 votes in favor to 60 against. On March 5th the protection from deportation that some dreamers have under the DACA program will expire. The prospect of their deportation may make amnesty supporters more willing to grant concessions.

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) voted against the Senate considering an immigration proposal which would give amnesty recipients a pathway to citizenship. He stated that "[I]t would be a serious mistake for Congress to pass legislation that grants a path to citizenship for those here illegally. Such a policy is inconsistent with the promises that [President Trump] and Republicans have made to the voters and is in fact further to the left of President Obama's position."

As the Senate moves to debate immigration, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) says that the DACA proposal offered by President Trump is "[the] best and final offer that the Democrats will get." It offers amnesty for 1.8 million illegal aliens in exchange for increased measures against illegal immigration and curbs on chain migration. Such a deal will be difficult because many Democrats want amnesty without significant concessions, and some Republicans believe that the number of proposed amnesty recipients is far too high.

Neil Munro, a columnist for Breitbart, says that cheap labor Republican senators are conspiring with Senate Democrats to pass an amnesty for illegal aliens without any significant concessions to help curb illegal immigration and reduce legal chain migration.

During her recent filibuster speech before the House, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi stated that illegal aliens in the DACA category are "the pride of our nation." She also said that it was a "proud day" for her when her six-year old grandson wished that he was Hispanic instead of being white.

The union representing employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that President Trump's immigration plan is inadequate. The union's president Chris Crane stated, "We simply cannot in good faith support any legislative effort on immigration that does not include provisions regarding immigration detainers, sanctuary cities and smuggling cities and the smuggling and trafficking of children across U.S. borders. " 

Refugee admissions have declined under the Trump Administration. For the first four months of fiscal year 2018 were only 6,708. The total for the same period of fiscal year 2017, almost all of which was during the Obama Administration, was 32,448. Organizations in the U.S. that sponsor refugee resettlement (called VOLAGs) are disappointed by the decline. They receive huge sums of taxpayers' money to carry out their so-called charity. 

In recent years illegal aliens have learned that making bogus claims for asylum is a way to remain in the United States. As a result the Department of Homeland Security says that the system has reached a "crisis" where it has become "increasingly vulnerable to fraud and abuse." Asylum applicants get work permits while their cases are being processed. The processing can often take years. The Trump Administration is trying to remedy this problem by speeding up review of asylum claims.