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(8 years ago)United States President Donald Trump praised on Saturday the president of the National Border Patrol Council, who voiced his support in a TV interview for immigration reforms proposed by the White House. “Thank Brandon Juddd of the National Border Patrol Council for his powerful statement on @foxand friends that we [...]
United States President Donald Trump praised on Saturday the president of the National Border Patrol Council, who voiced his support in a TV interview for immigration reforms proposed by the White House.
Thank Brandon Juddd of the National Border Patrol Council for his powerful statement on @foxand friends that we need the wall very much. We must also complete the practice of “capture and release” and clean legal procedures at the border now, for security”, President Trump said in a Twitter post.
As president of the Council, Brandon Judd represents about 18 thousand border patrol agents and support staff. Judd explained during the interview why he supports the president's plan to finance a wall along the Mexican border.
“You need to view history”, Juddd said. Where we built physical barriers, the number of illegal entrances dropped dramatically”.
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday spoke in support of the plan proposed by President Donald Trump to reform the immigration system.
The president's proposal will provide an option for citizenship for 1.8m programme beneficiaries DACA, but includes the request for $25 billion to strengthen border security, finalize the American lottery, and stricter restrictions on family union cases.
In a speech given in Norfolk, Virginia, Jeff Sessions said a system of immigration on the basis of personal merits would be in the national interest of the United States.
It is time to establish more intelligent immigration laws and start implementing them. The American people have waited long enough. We want to create a system that serves national interest. That's what a nation like ours should do. There is nothing wrong with supporting a immigration policy that we believe strengthens America and makes us a more powerful country. ”
A meritocratic system, said Sessions, “would be good for our economy... more importantly, would be the way to ensure that our immigration system does not continue to threaten our national security issue”.
In his speech, Sessions focused on alleged links between immigration, terrorism and crime. He blamed weak migration laws for allowing terrorists in the country.
On Friday in Washington, National Security Department Secretary Kirsjen Nielsen issued a statement that also supports the president's immigration plan. / VOA
