Why does the White House call for the abolition of the relative immigration policy?

Washington 65438+1October 16 issued a statement saying that many terrorists used loopholes in the existing immigration system in the United States to enter the United States, which seriously affected the national security of the United States.

According to the statement, a joint investigation conducted by the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security showed that from the "911"incident to the end of 2065.438+06, nearly three-quarters of terrorist criminals convicted by courts at all levels in the United States were born outside the United States and entered the United States through loopholes in the existing immigration system in the United States.

The statement said that it is time to abolish policies such as relative immigration and visa lottery for immigrants, which lack practical and effective implementation standards. President Trump made this position clear to Congress in June 5438+10, and the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have repeatedly stated that the immigration system must be reformed.

According to the executive order signed by Trump in March last year, the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security conducted an investigation into the entry of foreign terrorists into the United States, and the investigation report was released on June 16.

According to the report, from September 1 1 day in 2006 to February 3 1 day in 2006, courts at all levels in the United States sentenced 549 people to terrorism, of which 402 were born outside the United States. Most of them entered the United States through immigration, such as relatives immigration or immigrant visa lottery. The survey also found that in fiscal year 20 17 alone, 2,554 people on the terrorist watch list tried to sneak into the United States.

An unnamed official of the US Department of Justice said at the media briefing on June 16 that the United States hopes to improve the immigration system, but it is not aimed at specific countries and regions, but is related to the entire immigrant group. The official said that the United States hopes to accept immigrants from all over the world. They should love America and the American people, have technical ability, speak English, and agree with American values and lifestyle.