Why Cutting Chain Migration Must Be Part of an Immigration Deal
Immediate relief for ‘Dreamers’ but an end to chain migration in 15 years? No, thanks.
By Jessica Vaughan on February 1, 2018
Democrats and their guests sat in stony silence through most of President Trump's State of the Union address last night, but one part of the speech drew audible gasps and boos — the mention of chain migration.
The president raised the issue while describing the four pillars of a deal that has emerged from discussions with key members of Congress to resolve the issue of the so-called Dreamers (the illegal aliens who arrived here as minors "through no fault of their own"). Described in a document released last week by the White House, the deal would offer amnesty for 1.8 million Dreamers along with provisions for border security and offsetting reductions in legal immigration. The president said:
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