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While one may like the Trump administrations tax policy, or its policy on cutting unnecessarily burdensome regulations or the presidents nomination of conservative judges, Donald Trump has deviated 180 degrees from past Republican administrations on U.S. immigration policy.

Trump commenced his 2016 campaign claiming Mexico was sending rapists and murderers to the U.S., promising to build a great wall across our southern border one that Mexico would pay for. In fact, only five miles of new border wall has been constructed, with the rest replacing existing border barriers. And, of course, Mexico did not pay for it.

While illegal border-crossings were at historic lows, he painted a picture of our country being invaded by criminal immigrants even though undocumented immigrants commit crimes at far lower rates than the general population.

Trump repeated those claims in the 2018 midterm elections, saying we were being invaded by Central Americans, although statistically we were still at relatively low numbers. Even at that, the vast majority were not seeking to enter illegally, but to apply for political asylum based on well-founded fears of persecution in their home countries, primarily El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Contrary to his actions, Trump has repeatedly claimed he was only against illegal immigration and wanted to leave open a big, beautiful door in the wall for legal immigrants.

But nothing could be further from the truth.

In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that Trump has had the most anti-legal immigration presidency in history. From the outset, his administration has waged an all-out assault on the very few options available to foreign nationals to legally immigrate. In an Oval Office meeting with congressional leadership, the president even lamented that immigrants were coming from shithole countries instead of countries like Norway.

Trump has outsourced his immigration policy to Stephen Miller, a well-known anti-immigrant restrictionist. Miller, in turn, has awarded key policy positions in immigration agencies to senior executives from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Numbers USA and the Center for Immigration Studies, all of which are committed to reducing legal immigration.

In his effort to ban or significantly reduced all legal immigration, Trump in early 2017 banned immigration from 13 countries on dubious national security grounds, and has subsequently banned the issuance of temporary work visas, banned the issuance of employment- and most family-based immigrant visas, urged the abolishment of birthright citizenship, gutted our legal asylum system, slashed our refugee program to virtually zero, abolished DACA, cancelled TPS, implemented punitive policies separating children from their parents, reduced the number of foreign students in the US, increased processing times and denied applications for legal status that are approvable under existing law and previous interpretations.

Each new generation of immigrants has only strengthened America. Every American is proud of their own immigrant heritage, be it the Chinese and Irish workers who built the transcontinental railroad, Italian and other immigrant workers who built the infrastructure of big cities from the subways to the skyscrapers, Hispanic workers who are always the first on the scene to help rebuild America following natural disasters, do the backbreaking work of building our homes, and harvest our vegetables and fruits, or top scientists from China, India and elsewhere who have led the US in developing many of our great technologies and win most U.S. Nobel prizes in science.

One in six U.S. workers is an immigrant. In cities like Houston, a quarter of our population is foreign born.

Policies like those pursued by Trump do not protect America, they only diminish America, our economy and our future.

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WednesdayonThe Chad Hasty Show,Theo Wold, Deputy Assistant to President Trump, joined the broadcast to talk about the progress the Trump administration is making on immigration reform.

While speaking about merit-based immigration policies, and whatPresident Trump is doingto changeUnited States' policies in that direction, Wold said,

Just think of it as skills-based immigration. We want people who come here to be able to have a job, day one, we want them to be able to speak our language, and we want them to know a little bit about our culture, our history and our government. And as you said, that's not controversial, because there are countries all over the world, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, who have have these systems. The same countries that the left always says have great health care systems, education systems and the like.

Wold continued, saying of the administration's work on immigration policy,

We are putting in place, as we speak, the building blocks to realign our legal immigration system. A realignment that hasn't happened since 1963, before we put a man on the moon, and a lot has changed since 1963. So the president's full steam ahead, and when we flip the lights on a second term in January of next year, people are going to be very surprised at what we've built.

Listen to the entire interview with Theo Woldin the video above.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Biden-Harris campaign has issued a detailed plan for how they would carry out immigration policy if elected in November. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has analyzed the Biden-Harris policy proposals in order to project the real-world consequences they impose on Americans. The report investigates how these policies might translate into real numbers of new immigrants who could be admitted to the United States and the costs associated with what would likely be an unprecedented surge of new migration.

According to FAIR's analysis, By the Numbers: How the Biden/Harris Immigration Platform Will Fuel a Staggering Increase of Immigrants and Population Growth, the proposals offered by the candidates could entitle a staggering 52 million new immigrants to eventually settle in the United States. This dramatic increase would eclipse the entire current foreign-born population of the country.

The lax approach to illegal immigration offered under the Biden-Harris plan halting construction of border security fencing, eliminating detention for most illegal border crossers, scaling back worksite enforcement, and limiting deportation to only violent criminals would also carry some large numbers with dollar signs in front of them. The likely increase in illegal immigration would run up the costs of services and benefits to illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children to more than $200 billion annually. That increase would represent a 50 percent jump in the already onerous annual costs to American taxpayers.

"Campaigns are an opportunity for candidates to present to the voters their vision on important policy matters. To their credit, the Biden-Harris campaign has done just that on immigration policy," noted Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "But policy proposals are not just words on paper. If implemented, they will have quantifiable results. They can mean more legal and illegal immigration or less; greater costs to taxpayers, or less.

"It is important to get beyond rhetoric and look at the real-world implication of policy proposals if they become law, so that voters can understand the choices they are making," said Stein.

Among the potential consequences of FAIR's analysis of the Biden-Harris immigration plan:

The complete analysis, By the Numbers: How the Biden/Harris Immigration Platform Will Fuel a Staggering Increase of Immigrants and Population Growth, can be found here.

Contact: Matthew Tragesser, 202-328-7004 or [emailprotected]

ABOUT FAIR

Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 2 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.

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Heres the big question about the 2020 presidential campaign: Is it going to be about the coronavirus or the court? Democrats want it to be about the coronavirus. Republicans want the main issue to be the Supreme Court.

Until now, the big issue in the presidential race has been the pandemic. President TrumpDonald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MOREs poor performance has given Joe BidenJoe BidenPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio MORE a steady lead. Now, suddenly, with the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader GinsburgTrump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline MORE, the Supreme Court has taken center stage. The Supreme Court issue could be a game changer.

For more than 50 years, the Supreme Court has been the principal player in the culture wars. Trump is counting on the culture wars to propel him to victory. His message is, Dont worry about the coronavirus. Its under control. Worry about which side is going to dominate the Supreme Court for the next 30 years the left or the right.

Beginning with the civil rights revolution of the 1960s, Democrats and liberals came to support a wide variety of social causes, including womens rights, affirmative action, busing, gay rights, immigration reform, abortion rights, sex education, contraception, required teaching of evolution, tolerance of pornography, a ban on prayer in public schools, legalization of marijuana and, most recently, same sex marriage. Liberals defend those measures as enhancements of individual rights. Conservatives see them as enhancements of government power and threats to religious freedom.

Pat Robertson once argued to me that every item on the religious rights social agenda including those just listed started out as a liberal initiative.

Many originated in federal court cases, often in Supreme Court decisions. The courts are the least democratic institutions of American government. Thats why religious conservatives see themselves as a populist force protesting government encroachments on personal morality and religious liberty.

Liberals see the religious right as culturally aggressive and themselves as culturally defensive. To conservatives like Pat Robertson and Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish Trump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes MORE, its the other way around: They see liberals trying to win government endorsement of their anti-religious moral and social values while conservatives are defending pluralism and tolerance.

Liberals are often frustrated because the Supreme Court is usually a bigger issue to the right than to the left. In 2016, only 21 percent of the voters nationwide called Supreme Court appointments the most important factor in deciding how to vote. The folks voted 56 to 41 percent for Donald Trump over Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonFox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Trump, Biden court Black business owners in final election sprint The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection MORE. The people who said Supreme Court appointments were not a factor at all went 55 to 37 percent for Clinton.

A political backlash emerges when liberals see a threat to hard-won progressive rights. Its happening now with the impending nomination of a staunch conservative to replace Ginsburg on the high court. Liberals see an expanded conservative majority on the court either striking down or radically limiting abortion rights, Obamacare, affirmative action, gun laws, protection for dreamers and same-sex marriage rights. It means that we are going to war, a Democratic activist told Politico.

We are certain to see a huge mobilization of forces on both the left and on the right. Supreme Court nominations have become a major battleground in American politics (Robert Bork, Clarence ThomasClarence ThomasGOP senator attacks Biden: 'I'm not sure what he recalls' Abortion, gun rights, ObamaCare at stake with Supreme Court pick Rush Limbaugh encourages Senate to skip hearings for Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE, Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughTrump faces tricky choice on Supreme Court pick The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' MORE). Presidential campaigns are another major battleground, particularly when one of the candidates deliberately exploits division as President Trump does. This year, an explosive presidential campaign and a furious confirmation battle are happening at the same time.

With a Republican president and a Republican majority in the Senate, Democrats have no real power in the court battle.

In the presidential race, only a small percentage of voters say they are still undecided (5 percent in Quinnipiac and Monmouth polls). Among voters who have decided, just 5 percent say they might change their minds according to Pew. 2020 will not be a campaign of persuasion. It will be a campaign of mobilization, with each side aiming to maximize turnout of its partisan base. You do that by exploiting fears, threats and intensely divisive issues.

A lot depends on whether the Senate floor vote on confirmation takes place before or after Election Day. President Trump is demanding a confirmation floor vote before Election Day. It would be the new recent world record if the Senate votes before Nov. 3, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said.

How will Democrats respond if the nomination is confirmed before the election? President Trump expects his opponents to be demoralized by defeat, but Democrats could just as well be infuriated and determined to take Trump down. Both reactions are plausible.

Suppose the confirmation vote is held after Election Day. Then everything might change, and not to President Trumps advantage. If Trump loses, a huge wall of public opposition to his nominee could materialize. Democrats will protest, saying, The people fired the president. How can the Senate confirm a crucial nomination by a lame duck president who has lost the mandate of the people?

President Trump would likely see his influence diminish with Republican senators who dont want to be identified with a loser particularly if Republicans lose their Senate majority as well as the White House. Then Trump could be seen as politically toxic the coronavirus of the GOP.

Bill Schneider is a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and author of Standoff: How America Became Ungovernable(Simon & Schuster).

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As we enter the homestretch of the US presidential election which is set to be the most contentious, and possibly contested, in generations Americans are also voting on 35 seats up for grabs in a battle for the control of the Senate. The 100-member body is currently held 53-47 by the Republican Party, but many individual races are wide open, and the Democrats are confident they can flip the upper chamber of Congress.

Either way, the result will have a profound impact not only on domestic policy, but also on US foreign relations and other issues with global reach. Here are a few areas where what US senators decide reverberates well beyond American shores.

Trade. Although Donald Trump loves to do US trade policy by executive order, these only work for a few months because the real power to approve international treaties lies in the Senate. Trump skirted the process with phase one of the US-China trade agreement by calling it a "contract" rather than a treaty, but negotiated Democratic support to ratify the USMCA trade deal replacing NAFTA (as Joe Biden will need to win over some Republicans to renegotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership if he becomes president).

Immigration. The White House can do a lot on immigration bypassing Congress, like Trump's notorious travel ban on people from several majority-Muslim countries. However, only the Senate can pass a long-overdue comprehensive immigration reform, which affects recipient countries of highly coveted H1-B visas like India, or many Latin American nations where US immigrants benefit from family-based green card sponsorship. The current law on the books which Democrats and Republicans largely agree is broken remains unchanged since 1986... due to lack of bipartisan consensus on how to fix it.

Arms deals, climate change. The next president will also need Senate consent for other international agreements that are crucial to US foreign policy. To name just two, it's unclear whether a Democratic majority will greenlight selling F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, while a Republican-controlled Senate would likely (try to) block a future Biden administration from rejoining the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

Regardless of who wins the Senate, if the same party controls both it and the White House, expect a raft of potentially divisive partisan legislation. If Trump and the Republicans hold court, his wish list of hardline policies on trade and immigration would expand. On the other hand, if the Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, buckle up for sweeping changes like removing the filibuster, increasing the number of states, and packing the Supreme Court (especially if its latest vacancy is filled by November 3).

If different parties control the White House and the Senate, today's deeply polarized US political environment will likely lead to a stalemate. With hyper partisanship discouraging any laws being passed, it'll be all up to the courts.

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