grew — dramatically so — showing that we could be both a welcoming nation and a safe one,” Mr. Rodríguez said. Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors restricting immigration, applauded the change. “A nation of immigrants isn’t a mission statement,” he said, “it’s a slogan.”“The biggest problem with our immigration system is that it lacks a clear national interest objective,” he added. reviews petitions of foreign nationals who seek to visit, work, reside and find refuge in the United States. “We are a nation of immigrants and immigrants’ children,” it said.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2018 04:41 UTC