President Trump on Friday continued his crackdown on illegal immigration, signing sweeping new orders that tighten the country’s refugee and visa policies –suspending almost all refugee admissions for four months and indefinitely barring entry for some Syrians.
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Trump said the new measure was intended “to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America.”
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The executive order also suspends visa entry into the U.S. from seven countries that have predominately Muslim populations. They include: Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Sudan and Yemen.
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The order also creates an “extreme vetting” process for any and all immigrants and visitors to the U.S.
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As president, Trump has the authority to set how many refugees are allowed in annually. He can also choose to suspend the program altogether. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush suspended refugee processing. It was later restarted.
In the last budget year, the U.S. has accepted 84,995 refugees of which 12,587 were from Syria. Former President Barack Obama set the refugee limit for the current budget year at 110,000.
Sources close to Trump tell Fox News he has plans to cut that by more than half to 50,000.
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In an interview with CBN, Trump said persecuted Christians from Syria would get priority.Тoлькo этo всё-тaки не прo нелегaльную иммигрaцию, фoксoвцы немнoжкo перепутaли с прямым углoм.
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