Did Trump Save His Presidency? Maybe - IF He Doesn’t INCREASE Legal Immigration
... But we should note that some patriots are arguing the most controversial “poison pill” concessions [in the funding bill Trump signed on February 15, 2019] are not as bad as they appear at first sight—for example on the alleged veto power over wall construction by a handful of border counties. Similarly, some Twitter users have pointed out that the stipulations regarding sponsors of illegal alien minors would not cover people clearly associated with human trafficking and would not effectively hinder Homeland Security’s power to deport whoever deems fit for deportation. And the cap on beds in immigration detention (42,520) is, in fact, the current cap—not a reduction. The bill also gives Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the ability to appropriate money from other agencies if the number of detainees exceeds the number of beds; and allows ICE to obtain the resources to detain up to 58,000 migrants if necessary. [The Shutdown Deal Includes More Ice Detention Beds. That Doesn't Mean Mattresses, by Jack Herrera, Pacific Standard, February 14, 2019]...
And U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director L. Francis Cissna told business leaders that the administration might ease regulations for L-1 visas, which allows companies to transfer professionals from a foreign office to America....
Prominent congressional Republicans such as Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Tom Cotton have sponsored a bill that would scrap per-country caps on employment-based immigration, such as H-1b visas. [Mike Lee, Kamala Harris Join Forces to Lift Immigration Country Caps, by Bridget Johnson, PJ Media, February 7, 2019]....
This proposal is also supported by liberal Big Tech giants who place no value on hiring American workers and desperately want cheap foreign labor....
The saddest part: Tom Cotton, a supposed immigration patriot, is on board....
Similarly, the Trump administration recently implemented new rules that would allow for more H-1b holders with advanced degrees to come to the U.S. to take American jobs. [Trump administration proposes changes to popular H-1B program, by Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business, November 30, 2018]....
Serving corporate interests is still a top priority for Republicans—even for those who are otherwise good on immigration, such as Senator Cotton....