{"id":10151,"date":"2017-10-12T20:27:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T01:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/?p=10151"},"modified":"2017-10-12T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T01:27:56","slug":"trump-administration-immigration-policy-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/12\/trump-administration-immigration-policy-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Immigration Policy Priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trump Administration Immigration Policy Priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive Summary<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Administration is ready to work with Congress to achieve three immigration policy objectives to ensure safe and lawful admissions; defend the safety and security of our country; and protect American workers and taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>BORDER SECURITY: Build a southern border wall and close legal loopholes that enable illegal immigration and swell the court backlog.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fund and complete construction of the southern border wall.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Authorize the Department of Homeland Security to raise and collect fees from visa services and border-crossings to fund border security and enforcement activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ensure the safe and expeditious return of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) and family units.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 End abuse of our asylum system by tightening standards, imposing penalties for fraud, and ensuring detention while claims are verified.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Remove illegal border crossers quickly by hiring an additional 370 Immigration Judges and 1,000 ICE attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Discourage illegal re-entry by enhancing penalties and expanding categories of inadmissibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Improve expedited removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Increase northern border security.<\/p>\n<p>INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT: Enforce our immigration laws and return visa overstays.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Protect innocent people in sanctuary cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Authorize and incentivize States and localities to help enforce Federal immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Strengthen law enforcement by hiring 10,000 more ICE officers and 300 Federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 End visa overstays by establishing reforms to ensure their swift removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Stop catch-and-release by correcting judicial actions that prevent ICE from keeping dangerous aliens in custody pending removal and expanding the criteria for expedited removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Prevent gang members from receiving immigration benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Protect U.S. workers by requiring E-Verify and strengthening laws to stop employment discrimination against U.S. workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Improve visa security by expanding State Department\u2019s authority to combat visa fraud, ensuring funding of the Visa Security Program, and expanding it to high-risk posts.<\/p>\n<p>MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: Establish reforms that protect American workers and promote financial success.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 End extended-family chain migration by limiting family-based green cards to include spouses and minor children.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Establish a points-based system for green cards to protect U.S. workers and taxpayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Administration Immigration Policy Priorities Executive Summary The Trump Administration is ready to work with Congress to achieve three immigration policy objectives to ensure safe and lawful admissions; defend the safety and security of our country; and protect American workers and taxpayers. 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