‘A real wall’ must be part of any immigration bill in the House, Trump says

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.c9171d5ca33d


President Trump is insisting that “a real wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border be included in any immigration bill that emerges from Congress if lawmakers want his signature.

In a television interview that aired Thursday, Trump reacted to an effort underway in the House to force votes on bills protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Centrists have been building support for a maneuver called a discharge petition that would prompt votes on a series of immigration bills, including a measure that would provide permanent legal status for the young immigrants, known as “dreamers.” That group includes those protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that Trump has canceled.

“Unless it improves a wall, and I mean a wall, a real wall, and unless it improves very strong border security, there’ll be no approvals from me, because I have to either approve it or not,” Trump said during an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Fox News that was taped Wednesday.

Trump also said he is not inclined to support legislation that addresses DACA and a border wall, but does not make other changes he is seeking in what he called the “worst immigration laws in the entire world.”

“I think it’s time to get the whole package,” Trump said.

Trump is also seeking to limit family immigration, which he refers to as “chain migration,” as well as a diversity visa lottery that has awarded about 50,000 green cards annually to people from countries with low immigration rates to the United States.

“Chain migration is a disaster, and you look at what’s going on where somebody comes in who’s bad and yet they’ll have 23 members of a family, not one of them do you want in this country,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends. “So chain migration is terrible, the lottery is terrible, we certainly would like to have it end.”

Last month, Trump threatened to shut down the federal government in September if Congress did not provide more funding to build a border wall.





@seungminkim
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.@realDonaldTrump says in Fox and Friends interview that any bill that may pass out of the discharge petition efforts must include a “real wall” and border security for him to sign

@sahilkapur
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As the House discharge petition nears success, Trump on @foxandfriends suggests he’d veto legislation to codify DACA and fund the wall if it doesn’t also ax the diversity lottery and “chain migration.”

So Trump wont get his wall. Ever.

Dude still asking for "chain migration" and visa lottery. Come on man.

I guess he must not really want that wall after all. It's an easy deal, man. Don't mess it up. It may be the last chance.

He’s an idiot. He’s so desperate to get his wall that he’s threatening to shut down the government over it. Then congress is like ok we’ll give you the wall in exchange for Dreamer protections and he adds all that other fuckery to his requirements for signing the bill... Guess he’s not getting shit, again. Must feel great to win so much.

@MaggieJordanACN
9m9 minutes ago
Flood their office with calls
The 5 Republicans who say they want a DACA fix but are blocking one in the House are:

@BarbaraComstock
(202) 225-5136

@CongCulberson
202-225-2571

@RepJasonLewis
(202) 225-2271

@PeterRoskam
(202) 225-4561

@KeithRothfus
(202) 225-2065

This article is misleading.

Trump didn't mention the other pillars.

All he cares about is his wall.

Give him his wall and a Democratic Congress abd President cant stop building it in 2021

Ok I stand corrected. Maybe he wants his other crap.

Well either way we'll see what he does when a bill actually lands in his desk.

I bet he will sign it even if "chain" migration isnt part of it

Come on GOP moderates! Vote vote vote!

Get rid of visa lottery but withold chain migration.

I feel like we are back to square one with his blabbering about the 4 pillars concept. He needs to get it through his thick mind that he wont get his wall with all those ridiculous demands.

@ChadPergram
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If no deal on immigration prior to farm bill, possible the Hse could have an immediate debate on June 25 & beyond on DACA/immigration against the wishes of GOP ldrs, provided are 218 signatures for the discharge petition & no deal on immigration. Discharge petition has 213 now