Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following
statement on the attempted terrorist attack in New York City:
“The President is exactly correct about the changes we need
to our immigration system. We have now seen two terrorist attacks in New York
City in less than two months that were carried out by people who came here as
the result of our failed immigration policies that do not serve the national
interest—the diversity lottery and chain migration. The 20-year-old son of the
sister of a U.S. citizen should not get priority to come to this country ahead
of someone who is high-skilled, well educated, has learned English, and is
likely to assimilate and flourish here.
“It is a failure of logic and sound policy not to adopt a
merit-based immigration system. The President has asked Congress to work with
him on ending the diversity lottery and chain migration. He has proposed
switching to a merit-based system of immigration similar to the Canadian and
Australian systems. That means welcoming
the best and the brightest and turning away not only terrorists but gang
members, fraudsters, drunk drivers, and child abusers. Such a merit-based system would make us safer
and welcome individuals who would be best able to assimilate and flourish in
our country.”
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