There's no other way to explain Trump's immigration policy. It's just bigotry.
By Catherine Rampell
It was never about protecting the border, rule of law or the U.S. economy. And it was never about illegal immigration, for that matter.
Trumps anti-immigrant bigotry was always just anti-immigrant bigotry.
Theres no other way to explain the Trump administrations latest onslaught against foreigners of all kinds, regardless of their potential economic contributions, our own international commitments or any given immigrants propensity to follow the law. Trumps rhetoric may focus on illegals, but recent data releases suggest this administration has been blocking off every available avenue for legal immigration, too.
Last month, the number of refugees admitted to the United States hit zero. Thats the first month on record this has ever happened, according to data going back nearly three decades from both the State Department and World Relief, a faith-based resettlement organization.
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