Moving like a mutant octopus, president Trump has a pen in each of his
multiple tentacles. And unlike his predecessor, Trump is signing
orders left and right. Isn't this what some of us envisioned back in
2008, when Obama took office and had before him a majority in both
House and Senate? But instead, he talked about "compromise" with
Congress
Can we finally agree that the Working Class has no part in this
American Corporate Empire?
To those who say they want to save the Democratic Party, I say, it's
time to stop beating that dead horse. We need to turn our efforts
toward building a new People's Party, along with an end to Capitalism.
Carl Jarvis
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National Security
President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on immigration this
week
President Donald Trump speaks at The Salute To Our Armed Services Inaugural
Ball in Washington on Friday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Jerry Markon and Robert Costa By Jerry Markon and Robert Costa January
24
at 8:44 PM
President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on Wednesday
toughening
immigration enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border and targeting cities
where local leaders refuse to hand over illegal immigrants for deportation,
part of a multi-day rollout of his long-promised crackdown on illegal
immigration, officials familiar with the decision said Tuesday.
The moves represent Trump's first effort to deliver on perhaps the
signature
issue that drove his presidential campaign: his belief that illegal
immigration is out of control and threatening the country's safety and
security.
On Wednesday, Trump is planning to speak to a town hall of employees at
Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, where he will
sign the orders. The effort to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities
will
resonate with the Republican base, which has long criticized local
officials
who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Later this
week, officials said, the president plans to sign other orders restricting
immigration and access to the United States for refugees and some visa
holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, though the
exact timing was being arranged late Tuesday and subject to change.
Residents from many of these places are already rarely granted U.S. visas.
Senior Trump advisers such as chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon and
attorney general designate Jeff Sessions were deeply involved in the
extended debate over the orders, said several people familiar with the
discussions, who emphasized that the week's actions are intended to start
fulfilling Trump's campaign promises on immigration and bring Republicans
behind Trump on the issue, one day before he speaks Thursday at a
congressional GOP retreat in Philadelphia. These people spoke of condition
of anonymity because the executive orders are still being finalized.
While Trump's immigration efforts this week are widely seen inside the
White
House as a victory for the self-described populist wing of his inner circle
- which includes Bannon, Sessions and top policy adviser Stephen Miller -
there are ongoing discussions about just how far to go on some policies, in
particular the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known
as
DACA. The 2012 initiative has given temporary protection from deportation
to
hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in the United States as
children. Trump vowed during the campaign to reverse it.
How sanctuary cities work and what might happen to them under Trump View
Graphic
How sanctuary cities work and what might happen to them under Trump
It was not yet clear Wednesday how DACA would be addressed as part of
Trump's immigration actions, if at all, according to a White House
official,
due to differing views among Trump's advisers and associates about the
timing, scope, and political benefits of ending the program or suspending
it
for new entries.
But whether DACA will be the target of an executive order remained unclear
late Tuesday as discussions continued at the White House over how and when
to address the program.
"Many options are being worked through on DACA," the official said.
A second person close to Trump noted that Sessions remains highly
influential and said during his Senate confirmation hearing this month that
ending DACA "would certainly be constitutional." The person said Sessions
and Bannon are working to make sure DACA is not shelved or addressed but
have not finalized a new policy with Trump.
White House aides said Trump planned to meet Wednesday with several parents
of children who were killed by illegal immigrants. These activists, who
refer to themselves as "angel moms," were frequently featured during
Trump's
campaign rallies and during the Republican National Convention.
Any immigration measures announced by the president will set up a fierce
battle in Trump's first week between the White House and advocates for
immigrants, who were already reacting with alarm Tuesday as word spread
that
immigration was on the table. Immigration experts said they had been told
the orders later this week would include a halt to all admissions of
refugees for 120 days, including from the Syrian civil war, and a 30-day
pause in issuance of immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some
predominantly Muslim countries.
The visit to DHS is Trump's second to a Cabinet-level agency since he took
office on Friday. He spoke to employees at the CIA's headquarters in
Northern Virginia on Saturday.
Who is really going to pay for Trump's border wall?
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President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that "Mexico will pay"
for his proposed southern border wall - but he's also said the U.S. will be
reimbursed by Mexico after building it with taxpayer funds. (Peter
Stevenson/The Washington Post)
The presidential visit to DHS also symbolizes some of the more
controversial
parts of Trump's agenda. He centered his campaign to some degree on his
proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal
immigrants, a plan that has been vehemently opposed by Democrats and
immigrant advocates.
Trump has also promised to beef up immigration enforcement along the border
and inside the United States - including a tripling of the number of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents - in an expensive and
logistically difficult operation to remove millions of people from the
country.
Perhaps most in dispute were Trump's campaign comments on Muslims. He
called
at one point for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States as a
counterterrorism measure, and said he would halt immigration from Syria and
deport Syrian refugees already in the country.
It is unclear how this week's executive actions, orchestrated from the
White
House, will sit with the man who would enforce them: DHS secretary John F.
Kelly. Kelly, a retired Marine general who was confirmed Friday, struck a
markedly different tone from the president during his confirmation hearing,
saying the controversial southwest border wall might not "be built anytime
soon.''
Kelly noted that when he was a Marine officer in Iraq, his forces secured
stability in part by reaching out to clerics and other Muslim leaders. He
also vowed to promote "tolerance" and said he didn't think it was
appropriate to target any group of people solely based on religion or
ethnic
background, including through the development of a registry.
DHS declined to comment on Tuesday. But people familiar with the matter
said
Kelly, known for his blunt manner, is already under intense pressure from
the White House to enforce the immigration crackdown on which Trump built
his campaign.
Abigail Hauslohner, Karen DeYoung, Ashley Parker and David Nakamura
contributed to this story.
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President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on immigration this
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President Trump is planning to sign executive orders on Wednesday
toughening
immigration enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border and targeting cities
where local leaders refuse to hand over illegal immigrants for deportation,
part of a multi-day rollout of his long-promised crackdown on illegal
immigration, officials familiar with the decision said Tuesday.
The moves represent Trump's first effort to deliver on perhaps the
signature
issue that drove his presidential campaign: his belief that illegal
immigration is out of control and threatening the country's safety and
security.
On Wednesday, Trump is planning to speak to a town hall of employees at
Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, where he will
sign the orders. The effort to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities
will
resonate with the Republican base, which has long criticized local
officials
who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Later this
week, officials said, the president plans to sign other orders restricting
immigration and access to the United States for refugees and some visa
holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, though the
exact timing was being arranged late Tuesday and subject to change.
Residents from many of these places are already rarely granted U.S. visas.
Senior Trump advisers such as chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon and
attorney general designate Jeff Sessions were deeply involved in the
extended debate over the orders, said several people familiar with the
discussions, who emphasized that the week's actions are intended to start
fulfilling Trump's campaign promises on immigration and bring Republicans
behind Trump on the issue, one day before he speaks Thursday at a
congressional GOP retreat in Philadelphia. These people spoke of condition
of anonymity because the executive orders are still being finalized.
While Trump's immigration efforts this week are widely seen inside the
White
House as a victory for the self-described populist wing of his inner circle
- which includes Bannon, Sessions and top policy adviser Stephen Miller -
there are ongoing discussions about just how far to go on some policies, in
particular the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known
as
DACA. The 2012 initiative has given temporary protection from deportation
to
hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in the United States as
children. Trump vowed during the campaign to reverse it.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/sanctuary-cities/http://www.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/sanctuary-cities/How sanctuary cities
work and what might happen to them under Trump View Graphic
It was not yet clear Wednesday how DACA would be addressed as part of
Trump's immigration actions, if at all, according to a White House
official,
due to differing views among Trump's advisers and associates about the
timing, scope, and political benefits of ending the program or suspending
it
for new entries.
But whether DACA will be the target of an executive order remained unclear
late Tuesday as discussions continued at the White House over how and when
to address the program.
"Many options are being worked through on DACA," the official said.
A second person close to Trump noted that Sessions remains highly
influential and said during his Senate confirmation hearing this month that
ending DACA "would certainly be constitutional." The person said Sessions
and Bannon are working to make sure DACA is not shelved or addressed but
have not finalized a new policy with Trump.
White House aides said Trump planned to meet Wednesday with several parents
of children who were killed by illegal immigrants. These activists, who
refer to themselves as "angel moms," were frequently featured during
Trump's
campaign rallies and during the Republican National Convention.
Any immigration measures announced by the president will set up a fierce
battle in Trump's first week between the White House and advocates for
immigrants, who were already reacting with alarm Tuesday as word spread
that
immigration was on the table. Immigration experts said they had been told
the orders later this week would include a halt to all admissions of
refugees for 120 days, including from the Syrian civil war, and a 30-day
pause in issuance of immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some
predominantly Muslim countries.
The visit to DHS is Trump's second to a Cabinet-level agency since he took
office on Friday. He spoke to employees at the CIA's headquarters in
Northern Virginia on Saturday.
Who is really going to pay for Trump's border wall?
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Play Video1:52
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that "Mexico will pay"
for his proposed southern border wall - but he's also said the U.S. will be
reimbursed by Mexico after building it with taxpayer funds. (Peter
Stevenson/The Washington Post)
The presidential visit to DHS also symbolizes some of the more
controversial
parts of Trump's agenda. He centered his campaign to some degree on his
proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal
immigrants, a plan that has been vehemently opposed by Democrats and
immigrant advocates.
Trump has also promised to beef up immigration enforcement along the border
and inside the United States - including a tripling of the number of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents - in an expensive and
logistically difficult operation to remove millions of people from the
country.
Perhaps most in dispute were Trump's campaign comments on Muslims. He
called
at one point for a ban on all Muslims entering the United States as a
counterterrorism measure, and said he would halt immigration from Syria and
deport Syrian refugees already in the country.
It is unclear how this week's executive actions, orchestrated from the
White
House, will sit with the man who would enforce them: DHS secretary John F.
Kelly. Kelly, a retired Marine general who was confirmed Friday, struck a
markedly different tone from the president during his confirmation hearing,
saying the controversial southwest border wall might not "be built anytime
soon.''
Kelly noted that when he was a Marine officer in Iraq, his forces secured
stability in part by reaching out to clerics and other Muslim leaders. He
also vowed to promote "tolerance" and said he didn't think it was
appropriate to target any group of people solely based on religion or
ethnic
background, including through the development of a registry.
DHS declined to comment on Tuesday. But people familiar with the matter
said
Kelly, known for his blunt manner, is already under intense pressure from
the White House to enforce the immigration crackdown on which Trump built
his campaign.
Abigail Hauslohner, Karen DeYoung, Ashley Parker and David Nakamura
contributed to this story.
