Trump Hates Chain Migration. But his In-Laws Just Used it.

[jb914 33]

Guess as usual, it's bad when other people do it, but okay when he does.

 

Not only that, but the father was a longtime member of the Communist Party in Slovenia.

 

Melania Trump’s Parents Become U.S. Citizens, Using ‘Chain Migration’ Trump Hates

 

President Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denounced what he calls “chain migration,” in which adult American citizens can obtain residency for their relatives.

 

On Thursday, his Slovenian in-laws, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became United States citizens in a private ceremony in Manhattan by taking advantage of that same family-based immigration program.

 

Asked if the Knavses had obtained citizenship through “chain migration,” their lawyer, Michael Wildes, said, “I suppose.”

 

He said chain migration is a “dirtier” way of characterizing what he called “a bedrock of our immigration process when it comes to family reunification.”

 

Melania Trump had sponsored her parents for their green cards, Mr. Wildes said in describing the process by which the Knavses had become United States citizens. “Once they had the green card, they then applied for citizenship when they were eligible,” he said.

 

Even as his in-laws were going through the process, Mr. Trump was denouncing it. In November, he tweeted, “CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil. NOT ACCEPTABLE!”

CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil. NOT ACCEPTABLE! pic.twitter.com/PQGeTTdRtX

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2017

Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist and political commentator, tweeted, “I guess when it’s Melania’s Family, it’s ‘family reunification’ and should be applauded. Everybody else, it’s ‘chain migration’ and must be stopped.”

 

Edited August 10, 2018 by jb914

[smilesammich 10,727]

i was just about to post this. i sure hope melania's parents aren't evil. 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

10 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i was just about to post this. i sure hope melania's parents aren't evil. 

Should be. Here dad was a commie also

[smilesammich 10,727]

11 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Should be. Here dad was a commie also

wonder how to tell? is it the country of origin that determines if chain migration is bringing evil?

[Merle 458]

I'm all for people bringing their families here that aren't a burden on the system. I'm against people bringing their families here to latch onto the govermnent teet. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

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The vocabulary chosen by the White House is no accident. They are using the same terms that anti-immigrant organizations like the Federation for American Immigration Reform and Numbers USA have been pushing for years. These organizations, both of which have well-documented ties to white supremacy, exist to decrease immigration of all kinds. Family-sponsored immigration, most of which comes from Latin America and Asia, is a particular target. The terms of debate now being driven by the White House (look at those numbers! It’s chain migration!) are a targeted assault on Americans’ ability to reunite with their closest family members, using a misleading vocabulary straight from the playbook of some hate groups. That vocabulary is now being echoed in much of the news media.

The Myth of Chain Migration

i should hope most vj users realize that 'chain migration' is a widely misused term based on the myth that poor foreigners can easily immigrate to the us, and quickly bring their poor families as well, and then live out their lives as us citizens- carefree and leisurely thanks to welfare. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Chain migration does exist, clearly.  Is it a “thing” we need to worry about?  Not as long as the same standards are applied to each and every immigrant as regards not becoming a ward of any state or federal government.  Pretty much all of us here had to prove we could care for our spouses and/or their children.  

Somehow, I doubt Melania’s parents will take over the US, nor will they be a burden on society, ever.

 

And considering they were LPRs long before Trump was president, I don’t see how it matters at all that they are now getting their citizenship.  Good on them.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Satisfied