The U.S. Justice Department
released Attorney General Jeff Sessions’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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