Trump post hints at stopping nearly all legal immigration to the United States
In a new social media post, Donald Trump hinted that he might stop nearly all legal immigration to the United States. The post came after an Afghan national killed a National Guard member in Washington, D.C. during an attack. In 2020, during Trump’s first term, the president suspended the entry of nearly all immigrants and temporary visa holders, citing the economic conditions created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a Truth Social post on Thanksgiving evening, Donald Trump wrote, “Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.” (Emphasis added.)
He added, “These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation.”
The details, such as the official Census number of 53 million, the term “public charge” and the reference to post-World War 2 conditions in America, indicate to analysts that Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller may have drafted or assisted on the post to carry out a new policy objective—a permanent pause on immigration. Miller has credited the 1924 Immigration Act, which ended almost all immigration to the United States from most countries, for America’s conditions after World War 2. Economists dispute that the 1924 Immigration Act helped the United States economically. Historians note the law prevented many Jews from finding safe refuge from fascist regimes in Europe in the 1930s. [Continue reading…]