John R. Houk
© September 2, 2016
On August 31 in a Phoenix Arizona speech, Donald Trump outlines
his ten-point plan for immigration reform. Most Conservative outlets were very
pleased with the speech. I have not checked the American Left’s (Dems and MSM)
viewpoint on the speech yet. The reason for that is the spin of lies and warped
criticism that typically flows from a Leftist’s mouth.
Even the Never Trumper Conservatives of the Nationally Review
grudgingly praised the speech as sensible:
After two weeks spent waffling on immigration, and making noises on
the subject largely indistinguishable from those of Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio,
Donald Trump has settled on a hawkish position — and a practical one. Trump’s
crowd-pleasing antics aside, in his immigration speech in Phoenix, Ariz., on
Wednesday he laid out a sensible, realistic path forward on genuine immigration
reform.
…
…
Trump’s rhetoric on immigration has
frequently been reckless, and on occasion he has seemed to play to feelings of
animosity. He would be well served to strike a soberer tone. But on the merits,
Trump has put forward a responsible immigration agenda. –READ
ENTIRETY (A Tough but
Sensible Immigration Policy; By The Editors; National
Review; 9/1/16 7:30 PM)
The Trump plan for immigration reform is awesome! It focuses
on security, the border and unvetted Muslim regugees.
Donald Trump’s speech in entirety can be read at DonaldTrump.com. I am excerpting the ten
points followed by the entire speech (about 1:17 and some odd seconds) courtesy
of ABC.
Number One: We will build a wall
along the Southern Border.
On day one, we will begin working
on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border. We will use the best
technology, including above-and below-ground sensors, towers, aerial surveillance
and manpower to supplement the wall, find and dislocate tunnels, and keep out
the criminal cartels, and Mexico will pay for the wall.
Number Two: End
Catch-And-Release
Under my Administration, anyone who
illegally crosses the border will be detained until they are removed out of our
country.
Number Three: Zero tolerance for
criminal aliens.
According to federal data, there
are at least 2 million criminal aliens now inside the country. We will begin
moving them out day one, in joint operations with local, state and federal law
enforcement.
Beyond the 2 million, there are a
vast number of additional criminal illegal immigrants who have fled or evaded
justice. But their days on the run will soon be over. They go out, and they go
out fast.
Moving forward, we will issue
detainers for all illegal immigrants who are arrested for any crime whatsoever,
and they will be placed into immediate removal proceedings. We will terminate
the Obama Administration’s deadly non-enforcement policies that allow thousands
of criminal aliens to freely roam our streets.
Since 2013 alone, the Obama
Administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into U.S.
communities – these are individuals encountered or identified by ICE but who
were not detained or processed for deportation.
My plan also includes cooperating
closely with local jurisdictions to remove criminal aliens.
We will restore the highly
successful Secure Communities program. We will expand and revitalize the
popular 287(g) partnerships, which will help to identify hundreds of thousands
of deportable aliens in local jails. Both of these programs have been
recklessly gutted by this Administration. This is yet one more area where we
are headed in a totally opposite direction.
On my first day in office, I am
also going to ask Congress to pass “Kate’s Law” – named for Kate Steinle – to
ensure that criminal aliens convicted of illegal reentry face receive strong
mandatory minimum sentences.
Another reform I am proposing is
the passage of legislation named for Detective Michael Davis and Deputy Sheriff
Danny Oliver, two law enforcement officers recently killed by a
previously-deported illegal immigrant. The Davis-Oliver bill will enhance
cooperation with state and local authorities to ensure that criminal immigrants
and terrorists are swiftly identified and removed.
We are going to triple the number
of ICE deportation officers. Within ICE, I am going to create a new special
Deportation Task Force, focused on identifying and removing quickly the most
dangerous criminal illegal immigrants in America who have evaded justice.
The local police know who every one
of these criminals are. There’s no great mystery to it, they’ve put up with it
for years. And now, finally, we will turn the tables and law enforcement will
be allowed to clear up this dangerous and threatening mess.
We’re also going to hire 5,000 more
Border Patrol agents, and put more of them on the border, instead of behind
desks. We will expand the number of Border Patrol Stations.
I’ve had a chance to spend time
with these incredible law enforcement officers, and I want to take a moment to
thank them. The endorsement I’ve received from the Border Patrol officers means
more to me than I can say.
Number Four: Block Funding For
Sanctuary Cities
We will end the Sanctuary Cities
that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate
with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars, and we will work
with Congress to pass legislation to protect those jurisdictions that do assist
federal authorities.
Number Five: Cancel
Unconstitutional Executive Orders & Enforce All Immigration Laws
We will immediately terminate
President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties, in which he defied federal
law and the constitution to give amnesty to approximately 5 million illegal
immigrants.
Hillary Clinton has pledged to keep
both of these illegal amnesty programs – including the 2014 amnesty which has
been blocked by the Supreme Court. Clinton has also pledged to add a third
executive amnesty.
Clinton’s plan would trigger a
Constitutional Crisis unlike almost anything we have ever seen before. In
effect, she would be abolishing the lawmaking powers of Congress in order to
write her own laws from the Oval Office.
In a Trump Administration, all
immigration laws will be enforced. As with any law enforcement activity, we
will set priorities. But, unlike this Administration, no one will be immune or
exempt from enforcement – and ICE and Border Patrol officers will be allowed to
do their jobs. Anyone who has entered the United States illegally is subject to
deportation – that is what it means to have laws and to have a country.
Our enforcement priorities will
include removing criminals, gang members, security threats, visa overstays,
public charges – that is, those relying on public welfare or straining the
safety net, along with millions of recent illegal arrivals and overstays who’ve
come here under the current Administration.
Number Six: We Are Going To
Suspend The Issuance Of Visas To Any Place Where Adequate Screening Cannot
Occur
According to data provided to the
Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, between 9/11 and
the end of 2014, at least 380 foreign-born individuals were convicted in terror
cases inside the United States. The number is likely higher, but the
Administration refuses to provide this information to Congress.
As soon as I enter office, I am
going to ask the Department of State, Homeland Security and the Department of
Justice to begin a comprehensive review of these cases in order to develop a
list of regions and countries from which immigration must be suspended until
proven and effective vetting mechanisms can be put into place.
Countries from which immigration
will be suspended would include places like Syria and Libya.
For the price of resettling 1
refugee in the United States, 12 could be resettled in a safe zone in their
home region.
Another reform involves new
screening tests for all applicants that include an ideological certification to
make sure that those we are admitting to our country share our values and love
our people.
For instance, in the last five
years, we’ve admitted nearly 100,000 immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan – in
these two countries, according to Pew research, a majority of residents say
that the barbaric practice of honor killings against women are often or
sometimes justified.
Applicants will be asked for their
views about honor killings, about respect for women and gays and minorities,
attitudes on Radical Islam, and many other topics as part of the vetting
procedure.
Number Seven: We will ensure
that other countries take their people back when we order them deported
There are at least 23 countries
that refuse to take their people back after they have been ordered to leave the
United States, including large numbers of violent criminals. Due to a Supreme
Court decision, if these violent offenders cannot be sent home, our law
enforcement officers have to release them into U.S. communities. There are
often terrible consequences, such as Casey Chadwick’s tragic death in
Connecticut just last year. Yet, despite the existence of a law that commands
the Secretary of State to stop issuing visas to these countries, Secretary
Hillary Clinton ignored this law and refused to use this powerful tool to bring
nations into compliance.
The result of her misconduct was
the release of thousands of dangerous criminal aliens who should have been sent
home.
According to a report from the
Boston Globe, from the year 2008 through 2014, nearly 13,000 criminal aliens
were released back into U.S. communities because their home countries would not
take them back. Many of these 13,000 releases occurred on Hillary Clinton’s
watch – she had the power and the duty to stop it cold and she didn’t do it.
Those released include individuals
convicted of killings, sexual assault and some of the most heinous crimes
imaginable, who went on to reoffend at a very high rate.
Number Eight: We will finally
complete the biometric entry-exit visa tracking system.
For years, Congress has required a
biometric entry-exit visa tracking system, but it has never been completed.
In my Administration, we will
ensure that this system is in place at all land, air, and sea ports. Approximately
half of new illegal immigrants came on temporary visas and then never left.
Beyond violating our laws, visa overstays pose a substantial threat to national
security. The 9/11 Commission said that this tracking system should be a high
priority and “would have assisted law enforcement and intelligence officials in
August and September 2001 in conducting a search for two of the 9/11 hijackers
that were in the U.S. on expired visas.”
Last year alone, nearly a half a
million individuals overstayed their temporary visas. Removing visa overstays
will be a top priority of my Administration. If people around the world believe
they can just come on a temporary visa and never leave – the Obama-Clinton
policy – then we have a completely open border. We must send the message that
visa expiration dates will be strongly enforced.
Number Nine: We will turn off
the jobs and benefits magnet.
We will ensure that E-Verify is
used to the fullest extent possible under existing law, and will work with
Congress to strengthen and expand its use across the country.
Immigration law doesn’t exist just
for the purpose of keeping out criminals. It exists to protect all aspects of
American life – the worksite, the welfare office, the education system and much
else. That is why immigration limits are established in the first place. If we
only enforce the laws against crime, then we have an open border to the entire
world.
I will enforce all of our
immigration laws.
The same goes for government
benefits. The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 62 percent of
households headed by illegal immigrants used some form of cash or non-cash
welfare programs, like food stamps or housing assistance. This directly
violates the federal public charge law designed to protect the U.S. treasury.
Those who abuse our welfare system
will be priorities for removal.
Number 10: We will reform legal
immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers
We’ve admitted 59 million
immigrants to the United States between 1965 and 2015.
Many of these arrivals have greatly
enriched our country. But we now have an obligation to them, and to their
children, to control future immigration – as we have following previous
immigration waves – to ensure assimilation, integration and upward mobility.
Within just a few years immigration
as a share of national population is set to break all historical records.
The time has come for a new
immigration commission to develop a new set of reforms to our legal immigration
system in order to achieve the following goals:
o
To keep immigration levels, measured by
population share, within historical norms
o
To select immigrants based on their likelihood
of success in U.S. society, and their ability to be financially
self-sufficient. We need a system that serves our needs – remember, it’s
America First.
o
To choose immigrants based on merit, skill and
proficiency
o
And to establish new immigration controls to
boost wages and to ensure that open jobs are offered to American workers first.
We want people to come into our
country, but they have to come in legally and properly-vetted, and in a manner
that serves the national interest.
We’ve been living under outdated
immigration rules from decades ago. To avoid this happening in the future, I
believe we should sunset our visa laws so that Congress is forced to
periodically revise and revisit them. We wouldn’t put our entire federal budget
on autopilot for decades, so why should we do the same for immigration?
Let’s talk about the big picture
These ten steps, if rigorously
followed and enforced, will accomplish more in a matter of months than our
politicians have accomplished on this issue in the last fifty years.
Because I am not a politician,
because I am not beholden to any special interest, I will get this done for you
and your family.
We will accomplish all of …
READ
ENTIRE SPEECH (Donald J. Trump: Address On Immigration; DonaldTrump.com;
8/31/16)
YOU should really
take the time to read or to watch the entire speech! The speech was focused on
immigration HOWEVER, the atmosphere exudes quite believable patriotism to make
AMERICA GREAT.
Posted by ABC News
Streamed live on Aug 31, 2016
Donald Trump FULL
Immigration Speech from Phoenix | Donald Trump has started giving his
long-awaited immigration speech in Phoenix tonight after touching down in the
U.S. after a surprise visit to Mexico.
When he started talking about the "beautiful" wall that he wants to build along the southern U.S. border, Trump reiterated his earlier claim that Mexico will pay for the wall. That became … READ THE REST
When he started talking about the "beautiful" wall that he wants to build along the southern U.S. border, Trump reiterated his earlier claim that Mexico will pay for the wall. That became … READ THE REST
JRH 9/2/16
