Los Angeles, Jan. 30: In his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Donald J. Trump reiterated his boastful remarks about strong US economy and asked Democrats to join him in reforming “outdated immigration rules”.
“It is time to reform these outdated immigration rules, and finally bring our immigration system into the 21st century,” Mr. Trump said. He reiterated his proposal to grant about 1.8 million DACA-qualified immigrants legal status in exchange for tighter border control, including the construction of a permanent wall on the US-Mexico border. DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), also known as dream act, is an Obama-era policy that protected young children who were brought to the US illegally from deportation.
“So tonight I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our citizens, of every background, color, religion and creed,” he said.
The President also reiterated that his immigration overhaul will end family-based immigration and Diversity Visa Lottery system. His policy gives priority to higher-skilled immigrants.
“Under the current broken system,” Mr. Trump said of a phenomenon that he calls “chain migration,” “a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives.”
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