Trump administration officials on immigration
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President Donald Trump outlined ten policy actions he would like to take to address immigration law during his presidency. The ten actions are:[1][2]
- Construct a wall along the southern border;
- End catch-and-release programs;
- Have zero tolerance for criminals who live in the U.S. without legal permission;
- Block funding for sanctuary jurisdictions;
- Cancel unconstitutional executive orders and enforce existing immigration laws;
- Suspend visas to individuals from countries where adequate screening cannot occur;
- Ensure that foreign countries keep citizens deported from the U.S.;
- Complete the biometric entry-exit tracking system;
- End employment and benefits for individuals residing in the country without legal permission; and
- Reform immigration regulations to benefit the country and its labor force.
The comments of members of the Trump administration on a variety of immigration issues—border security, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, visa programs, and sanctuary jurisdictions, among others—appear below. For more on major immigration policy announcements and events, click here.
Trump administration officials on immigration
President Donald Trump
- On September 25, 2018, President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly that focused on his "America First" foreign policy vision. He spoke about immigration, saying, “We recognize the right of every nation in this room to set its own immigration policy in accordance with its national interests, just as we ask other countries to respect our own right to do the same — which we are doing. That is one reason the United States will not participate in the new Global Compact on Migration. Migration should not be governed by an international body unaccountable to our own citizens. Ultimately, the only long-term solution to the migration crisis is to help people build more hopeful futures in their home countries. Make their countries great again.”[3]
- During an interview with The Wall Street Journal on January 14, 2018, Trump was asked if he would sign a comprehensive immigration bill that included a path to citizenship for those living in the country illegally. He said, “Well, I’m not talking amnesty at all. I’m not talking amnesty at all, that’s the other thing. No, I think my base is with me. My base feels that these 800 thousand young people should not be thrown out of the country, OK? My base is with me and now I you know; and I think my base actually gets bigger. And I’m not doing it because of the base or anything else, I’m doing it from the standpoint of heart, I’m doing it from the standpoint of common sense. I’m doing it from another standpoint too. You have a lot of people of those 800, they work hard, they have jobs. We need workers in this country; we need people to come in and work because I have a lot of companies moving in.”[4]
- At a fundraising on January 18, 2017, Trump said that the immigration system should be partially merit-based. "We want people to come into our country who are going to love us and respect us," he added.[5]
Border security
- On April 3, 2018, before a working lunch with the heads of the Baltic States, Trump discussed a caravan of people from Central America who were seeking asylum in the U.S. and border security policies. He said, “And when this caravan came in — and this is a caravan of a lot of people coming in — in this case, from Honduras. If it reaches our border, our laws are so weak and so pathetic, you would not understand this because — I know how strong your laws are at the border. It’s like we have no border because we had Obama make changes. President Obama made changes that basically created no border. It’s called catch-and-release. You catch them, you register them, they go into our country and we can’t throw them out. And, in many cases, they shouldn’t be here. In many, many cases, they shouldn’t be here. And after they get whatever happens over the next two or three years, they’re supposed to come back to court. Almost nobody comes back to court. They’re in our country, and we can’t do anything about it because the laws that were created by Democrats are so pathetic and so weak. So I told Mexico — and I respect what they did — I said, look, your laws are very powerful; your laws are very strong. We have very bad laws for our border, and we are going to be doing some things — I’ve been speaking with General Mattis — we’re going to be doing things militarily. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we’re going to be guarding our border with the military.”[6]
- During an interview with The Wall Street Journal on January 14, 2018, Trump discussed how he could make Mexico pay for a border wall. He said, “They can pay for it through, as an example, they can pay for it indirectly through Nafta. OK? You know, we make a good deal on Nafta, say I’m going to take a small percentage of that money and it’s going to go toward the wall. Guess what? Mexico’s paying. Now Mexico may not want to make the Nafta deal and which is OK, then I’ll terminate Nafta…which I think would be frankly a positive for our country. I don’t think it’s a positive for Mexico, I don’t think it’s a positive for the world. But it’s a positive for our country because I’d make a much better deal. There is no deal that I can make on Nafta that’s as good as if I terminate Nafta and make a new deal. OK? But I feel that we have a chance of making a reasonable deal, the way it is now.”[7]
- During the same interview, Trump discussed his vision for a border wall. He said, “The wall’s never meant to be 2,100 miles long. We have mountains that are far better than a wall, we have violent rivers that nobody goes near, we have areas… But, you don’t need a wall where you have a natural barrier that’s far greater than any wall you could build, OK? Because somebody said oh, he’s going to make the wall smaller. I’m not going to make it smaller. The wall was always going to be a wall where we needed it. And there are some areas that are far greater than any wall we could build. So, maybe someday somebody could make that clear, Sarah, will you make that clear please? I saw on television, Donald Trump is going to make the wall smaller; no, the wall’s identical. The other thing about the wall is we’ve spent a great deal of time with the Border Patrol and with the ICE agents and they know this stuff better than anybody, they’re unbelievable. They both endorsed me, the only time they’ve ever endorsed a presidential candidate, OK? And they endorsed us unanimously. I had meetings with them, they need see-through. So, we need a form of fence or window. I said why you need that—makes so much sense? They said because we have to see who’s on the other side. If you have a wall this thick and it’s solid concrete from ground to 32 feet high which is a high wall, much higher than people planned. You go 32 feet up and you don’t know who’s over here. You’re here, you’ve got the wall and there’s some other people here.”[7]
- On January 9, 2018, during a meeting on immigration with a group of bipartisan members of Congress, Trump was asked if there would be any agreement on DACA without a border wall. Trump said, “No, there wouldn’t be. You need it. John, you need the wall. I mean, it’s wonderful — I’d love not to build the wall, but you need the wall. And I will tell you this, the ICE officers and the Border Patrol agents — I had them just recently on — they say, if you don’t have the wall — you know, in certain areas, obviously, that aren’t protected by nature — if you don’t have the wall, you cannot have security. You just can’t have it. It doesn’t work. And part of the problem we have is walls and fences that we currently have are in very bad shape. They’re broken. We have to get them fixed or rebuilt. But, you know, you speak to the agents, and I spoke to all of them. I spoke — I lived with them. They endorsed me for President, which they’ve never done before — the Border Patrol agents and ICE. They both endorsed Trump. And they never did that before. And I have a great relationship with them. They say, sir, without the wall, security doesn’t work; we’re all wasting time. Now, that doesn’t mean 2,000 miles of wall because you just don’t need that because of nature, because of mountains and rivers and lots of other things. But we need a certain portion of that border to have the wall. If we don’t have it, you can never have security. You could never stop that portion of drugs that comes through that area. Yes, it comes through planes and lots of other ways and ships. But a lot of it comes through the southern border. You can never fix the situation without additional wall. And we have to fix existing wall that we already have."[8]
- At a rally in Phoenix, Arizona on August 22, 2017, President Trump discussed the building and funding of the proposed border wall, stating, "We are building a wall on the southern border which is absolutely necessary. The obstructionist Democrats would like us not to do it. But believe me, if we have to close down our government, we're building that wall."[9]
DACA
- On April 1, 2018, in a series of tweets, Trump wrote, "Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. 'Caravans' coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL! Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL! These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act! Mexico has the absolute power not to let these large 'Caravans' of people enter their country. They must stop them at their Northern Border, which they can do because their border laws work, not allow them to pass through into our country, which has no effective border laws. Congress must immediately pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of Drugs and People. Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don’t allow them to do their job. Act now Congress, our country is being stolen! DACA is dead because the Democrats didn’t care or act, and now everyone wants to get onto the DACA bandwagon... No longer works. Must build Wall and secure our borders with proper Border legislation. Democrats want No Borders, hence drugs and crime! Mexico is making a fortune on NAFTA...They have very strong border laws - ours are pathetic. With all of the money they make from the U.S., hopefully they will stop people from coming through their country and into ours, at least until Congress changes our immigration laws!"[10]
- During an interview with The Wall Street Journal on January 14, 2018, Trump was asked about a potential DACA deal. He said, “I have great feeling for DACA. I think that we should be able to do something with DACA. I think it’s foolish if we don’t, they’ve been here a long time, they’re no longer children, you know. People talk of them as children, I mean some are 41 years old and older. But some are in their teens, and late teens, but nevertheless I think we should do something with DACA and I think we should do something to help people. It wasn’t their fault, their parents came in, it wasn’t their fault. So we’re in the process of trying to work something out. I hope we can do it.”[11]
- In his official statement on the rescission of DACA, President Donald Trump (R) said that the legislative branch should write the United States' immigration laws and that he looked forward to working with Congress on the issue. He said, "The legislative branch, not the executive branch, writes these laws – this is the bedrock of our Constitutional system, which I took a solemn oath to preserve, protect, and defend. I look forward to working with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to finally address all of these issues in a manner that puts the hardworking citizens of our country first. As I've said before, we will resolve the DACA issue with heart and compassion – but through the lawful Democratic process – while at the same time ensuring that any immigration reform we adopt provides enduring benefits for the American citizens we were elected to serve."
- In an interview with the Associated Press on April 21, 2017, Trump said that the deportation of individuals brought into the U.S. illegally as children was not a priority of his immigration policies. Trump said that his administration was "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals." When asked to comment on the deportation of Juan Manuel Montes, who qualified for deferred deportation, the previous week, Trump said that Montes' case was different. He did not provide additional details.[12]
- Trump discussed his vision for a new immigration bill on February 28, 2017, telling reporters at the White House that he wanted to permit some individuals residing in the U.S. illegally to remain in the country, working and paying taxes. The bill would not include a path to citizenship, although Trump indicated there could be an exception for children brought illegally into the country. "The time is right for an immigration bill as long as there is compromise on both sides," he said.[13]
- In an interview with TIME released in December 2016, Donald Trump indicated that he would create some relief for individuals brought to the United States illegally as children. "We’re going to work something out that’s going to make people happy and proud. They got brought here at a very young age, they’ve worked here, they’ve gone to school here. Some were good students. Some have wonderful jobs. And they’re in never-never land because they don’t know what’s going to happen," he said.[14]
Immigration enforcement and visa programs
- In an interview with 60 Minutes on November 13, 2016, Trump said that immigration would be one of his top three priorities at the start of his presidency. Trump said he planned to target criminals to deport. "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, we have a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate. But we’re getting them out of our country, they’re here illegally. After the border is secured and after everything gets normalized, we’re going to make a determination on the people that you’re talking about who are terrific people," he said. Trump also said he would accept fencing along portions of the United States-Mexico border, but added that in "certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. I’m very good at this, it’s called construction."[15]
- On December 22, 2016, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said that Trump would not impose an immigration ban on Muslims or use religion as a trigger for heightened security. "You're going back to over a year ago in what he said about the [Muslim] ban versus what he said later about it, when he made it much more specific and talked about countries where we know that they've got a higher propensity of training and exporting terrorists," she said.[16]
- On November 21, 2016, Trump released a video message summarizing six priorities for his administration in its first 100 days. On immigration, Trump said that he would "direct the Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs that undercut the American worker."[1]
Sanctuary jurisdictions
- On February 22, 2018, Trump threatened to remove all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from California for the state's sanctuary jurisdiction status. He said, "The level of, in this country who would ever believe something like this could happen but we're literally getting MS-13 out by the thousands. But they come in. These are smart they're smart. They actually have franchises going to Los Angeles. We're getting no help from the state of California. I mean frankly, if I wanted to pull our people from California you would have a crime nest like you've never seen in California. All I'd have to do is say ICE and Border Patrol, let California alone. You'd be inundated. You would see crime like nobody's ever seen a crime in this country and yet we get no help from the state of California. They are doing a lousy management job. They have the highest taxes in the nation and they don't know what's happening out there. It's a, it's a, frankly, it's a disgrace. The sanctuary city situation, the protection of these horrible criminals, you know because you're working on it, and the protection of these horrible criminals in California and other places but in California, that if we ever pulled our ICE out if we ever said, hey let California alone, let them figure it out for themselves, in two months they'd be begging for us to come back. They would be begging. And you know what, I'm thinking about doing it."[17]
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
Border security
- On January 9, 2018, during a meeting on immigration with a group of bipartisan members of Congress at the White House, Nielsen spoke about border security, saying, “The reason that border security is so important to have as part of this discussion is that it doesn’t solve the problem if we can apprehend people but we can’t remove them. So we need the wall system, which is some physical infrastructure as the President described — personnel and technology — but we have to close those legal loopholes, because the effect is that is this incredible pull up from Central America that just continues to exacerbate the problem. So border security has to be part of this or we will be here again in three, four, five years again — maybe, unfortunately, sooner. The other point I would just make is, the President asked DHS — he asked the men and women of DHS, what do you need to do your job? Congress and the American people have entrusted to you, the security of our country. What is it that you need? The list that we have provided is what we need to do our mission that you asked us to do. It’s not less than, it’s not more than; it is what we need to close those loopholes to be able to protect our country. So I would just encourage — everyone, much more eloquently than I can, described all the reasons why we all, I think, are committed to helping the DACA population. But to truly solve the problem, it’s got to be in conjunction with border security.[8]
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly
Border security
- During an interview on April 16, 2017, with NBC’s Chuck Todd, Kelly discussed securing the border. He said, “Chuck, you really do have to secure the border somehow, first and foremost. The very, very, very good news is, for a lot of different reasons, the number of illegal aliens that are moving up from the south has dropped off precipitously. I mean we're down 65%, 70% in the last two months. These are the months that we should see a steep incline in illegal movement. It's down, as I say, by almost 70%.”[18]
- When asked if he thought Trump’s rhetoric about getting tougher on border security contributed to the drop in illegal border crossings, Kelly said, “Well, certainly. … Absolutely. And some of the other things we've done on the border. I mean just my going down to the border on several occasions. You know that Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, was just down there. The attention being paid to the border certainly has injected into those people-- and the vast majority of them are good people from Central America. But it's injected enough confusion in their minds, I think, and they're just waiting to see what actually does happen.”[18]
- On March 8, 2017, Kelly released a statement on a report that showed a decline in illegal border crossing. According to Kelly, "From January to February, the flow of illegal border crossings as measured by apprehensions and the prevention of inadmissible persons at our southern border dropped by 40 percent. The drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends. Since the Administration’s implementation of Executive Orders to enforce immigration laws, apprehensions and inadmissible activity is trending toward the lowest monthly total in at least the last five years. This change in the trend line is especially significant because CBP historically sees a 10-20 percent increase in apprehensions of illegal immigrants from January to February. Instead, this year we saw a drop from 31,578 to 18,762 persons - a 40 percent decline. This is encouraging news as in the period from Oct 1, 2016 to the Presidential inauguration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 157,000 apprehensions of illegal immigrants – a 35 percent increase over the previous fiscal year, with family units increasing by more than 100 percent. However, since President Trump took office on January 20, we have seen a dramatic drop in numbers."[19]
- During an interview in November 2016, Kelly discussed Trump’s plan to build a Mexican border wall as one possible part of a border policy. Kelly said, “I think you have to have — we have a right to protect our borders, whether they’re seaward, coastlines, or land borders. We have a right to do that. Every country has a right to do that. Obviously, some form of control whether it's a wall or a fence. But if the countries where these migrants come from have reasonable levels of violence and reasonable levels of economic opportunity, then the people won’t leave to come here.”[20]
- While speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee in March 2015, Kelly said, “I believe we are overlooking a significant security threat. Despite the heroic efforts of our law enforcement colleagues, criminal organizations are constantly adapting their methods for trafficking across our borders. While there is not yet any indication that the criminal networks involved in human and drug trafficking are interested in supporting the efforts of terrorist groups, these networks could unwittingly, or even wittingly, facilitate the movement of terrorist operatives or weapons of mass destruction toward our borders, potentially undetected and almost completely unrestricted.”[21]
- During an interview in 2014, Kelly discussed the threat of "illegal drugs, weapons and people from Central America." He said, “In comparison to other global threats, the near collapse of societies in the hemisphere with the associated drug and [undocumented immigrant] flow are frequently viewed to be of low importance. Many argue these threats are not existential and do not challenge our national security. I disagree. ... All this corruption and violence is directly or indirectly due to the insatiable U.S. demand for drugs, particularly cocaine, heroin and now methamphetamines, all of which are produced in Latin America and smuggled into the U.S. along an incredibly efficient network along which anything – hundreds of tons of drugs, people, terrorists, potentially weapons of mass destruction or children – can travel, so long as they can pay the fare.”[22]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
DACA
- During a press briefing announcing the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Sessions said, "Simply put if we are to further our goal of strengthening the constitutional order and rule of law in America, the Department of Justice cannot defend this overreach."[23]
Sanctuary jurisdictions
- On March 7, 2018, during a speech at the Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day hosted by the California Peace Officers' Association, Sessions discussed California's immigration laws and the state's sanctuary jurisdiction status. His comments appear below.[24]
- Sessions on the mayor of Oakland notifying residents that there would be an ICE raid: "The mayor of Oakland has been actively seeking to help illegal aliens avoid apprehension by ICE. Her actions support those who flout our laws and boldly validate the illegality. There’s no other way to interpret her remarks. To make matters worse, the elected Lieutenant Governor of this state praised her for doing so. Bragging about and encouraging the obstruction of our law enforcement and the law is an embarrassment to this proud and important state. Tom Homan, Acting Director of ICE has said that 'being a law enforcement officer is already dangerous enough, but to give the criminals a heads up that we're coming in the next 24 hours increases that risk. I watch [the mayor’s] statement when she said her priority is the safety of her community, but what she did has the exact opposite effect.' According to Acting Director Homan, ICE failed to make 800 arrests that they would have made if the mayor had not acted as she did. Those are 800 wanted aliens that are now at large in that community—most are wanted criminals that ICE will now have to pursue with more difficulty in more dangerous situations, all because of one mayor’s irresponsible action. So here’s my message to Mayor Schaaf: How dare you. How dare you needlessly endanger the lives of law enforcement just to promote your radical open borders agenda."
- Sessions on California enacting certain immigration laws: "In recent years, California has enacted a number of laws designed to intentionally obstruct the work of our sworn immigration enforcement officers—to intentionally use every power it has to undermine duly-established immigration law in America. California won’t let employers voluntarily allow ICE agents on their property. And California requires employers to give notice to employees before ICE inspects their workplace. When this law was before the California General Assembly, a Judiciary Committee report explicitly stated that its goal was to frustrate 'an expected increase in federal immigration enforcement actions.' ICE agents are federal law enforcement officers carrying out federal law. California cannot forbid them or obstruct them in doing their jobs. ... And just think about the situation it puts California employers in. They want to help law enforcement. They want to do their civic duty. We ought to encourage that. But your state attorney general has repeatedly said his office will prosecute these business owners. Let me quote: 'ignorance of the law is no excuse if you violate it' and 'you are subjecting yourself to up to $10,000 [in fines] for violations.'"
- Session on California impeding the work of ICE agents: "California has also claimed the authority to inspect facilities where ICE holds people in custody. Already this year, California has specifically and in a discriminatory manner targeted six facilities and demanded documents and other material from the Department of Homeland Security. California won’t let law enforcement officers like you transfer prisoners into ICE custody or even communicate with ICE that you’re about to release someone they’re looking for. Remember that California found these people dangerous enough to detain them in the first place, but then insists on releasing them back into the community instead of allowing federal officers to remove them. And rather than allow ICE officers to do their jobs at the jailhouse, they force these officers to conduct far more dangerous arrests elsewhere—where violent criminals may reside and where children can be caught in the crossfire. That’s not just unconstitutional, it’s a plain violation of federal statute and common sense. Importantly, these laws are harmful to Californians, and they’re especially harmful to law enforcement. That’s why the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of California to invalidate these unjust laws and to immediately freeze their effect. Federal agents must be able to do the job that Congress has directed them to do."
- Session on not asking states to enforce federal immigration laws: "Contrary to what you might hear from the lawless open borders radicals, we are not asking California, Oakland, or anyone else to enforce immigration laws. Although we would welcome the positive assistance the majority of jurisdictions in America provide, ICE agents do incredible work every day. They will not be deterred. We are simply asking California and other sanctuary jurisdictions to stop actively obstructing federal law enforcement. Stop treating immigration agents differently from everybody else for the purpose of eviscerating border controls and advancing an open borders philosophy shared by only the most radical extremists. Stop protecting lawbreakers and giving all officers more dangerous work to do so that a few politicians can score political points on the backs of officer safety."
- On March 27, 2017, Sessions said that sanctuary jurisdictions would lose federal funding if they did not comply with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which governs communications between government agencies and immigration services. He noted that any jurisdiction applying for a U.S. Department of Justice grant would have to certify compliance with this law. "The Department of Justice will also take all lawful steps to claw-back any funds awarded to a jurisdiction that willfully violates Section 1373," Sessions added.[25]
Visa and immigration restrictions
- During his confirmation hearing on January 10, 2017, Sessions opposed a sweeping ban on Muslims entering the U.S. "I have no belief and do not support the idea that Muslims as a religious group should be denied admission to the United States," Sessions said. He added that religion could be considered when reviewing visa applications since some individuals' beliefs, he asserted, are at odds with protecting the safety of Americans.[26][27]
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
Visa and immigration restrictions
- In April 2006, Sonny Perdue signed into law the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act, which restricted who could receive public services in the state. His campaign website said, “The new law requires citizenship verification for individuals receiving any public services to ensure they are legally eligible to receive those services. It also requires citizenship verification of state employees and employers with state contracts and subcontracts."[28][29]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Breitbart, "Trump Update on Day 1 to 100 Plan and Transition Team Progress," November 21, 2016
- ↑ GreatAgain.gov, "Immigration," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Remarks by President Trump to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly," September 25, 2018
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal," January 14, 2018
- ↑ The New York Times, "At Dinner Honoring Mike Pence, Donald Trump Touches Many Bases," January 18, 2017
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Remarks by President Trump Before a Working Lunch with Heads of the Baltic States," April 3, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Wall Street Journal, "Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal," January 14, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 WhiteHouse.gov Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with Bipartisan Members of Congress on Immigration, January 9, 2018
- ↑ Time, "Trump's 2017 Phoenix, Arizona Rally Full Speech Transcript," August 23, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Donald J. Trump," April 1, 2018
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Transcript of Donald Trump Interview With The Wall Street Journal," January 14, 2018
- ↑ Associated Press, "The Latest: Trump says charges against Assange would be 'OK,'" April 21, 2017
- ↑ CNN, "Trump envisions bill allowing many immigrants to stay in US," March 1, 2017
- ↑ TIME, "2016 Person of the Year: Donald Trump," accessed December 8, 2016
- ↑ CBS News, "President-elect Trump speaks to a divided country on 60 Minutes," November 13, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Conway: Trump will not pursue immigration ban based solely on religion," December 22, 2016
- ↑ ABC News 7, "War of words ensues between Trump and CA sanctuary city mayors," February 22, 2018
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 NBC News, "Meet the Press - April 16, 2017," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ DHS.gov, "Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly on Southwest Border Security," accessed April 7, 2017
- ↑ Military Times, "Donald Trump could tap this tough-talking general to secure America's borders," accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ United States Southern Command, "Posture Statement Of General John F. Kelly, United States Marine Corps Commander, United States Southern Command," accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ Defense One, "Top General Says Mexico Border Security Now ‘Existential’ Threat to U.S." accessed December 7, 2016
- ↑ CNBC, "Trump administration ending DACA program, which protected 800,000 children of immigrants," September 5, 2017
- ↑ Justice.gov, "Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day Hosted by the California Peace Officers' Association," March 7, 2018
- ↑ Department of Justice, "Attorney General Jeff Sessions Delivers Remarks on Sanctuary Jurisdictions," March 27, 2017
- ↑ CNN, "What we've learned so far from Sessions hearing," January 10, 2017
- ↑ CBS News, "Jeff Sessions addresses race, Muslim ban and torture at confirmation," January 10, 2017
- ↑ Perdue for a New Georgia, "Verifying Citizenship," accessed January 23, 2017
- ↑ TIME, "Is Georgia's Immigration Bill a Step Forward or Back?" April 19, 2016
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