Calling the suspect an “animal,” President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged tougher immigration measures based on “merit” after the deadly truck attack in New York City, AP reports in the following article:
Trump stressed during a Cabinet meeting that the driver in Tuesday’s attack entered the country through the “Diversity Visa Lottery Program” and called on Congress to “immediately” begin working to eliminate the program, which applies to countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. Trump added, “We have to get much tougher, much smarter, and less politically correct.”
Earlier Wednesday, Trump described as the visa program “a Chuck Schumer beauty” — a reference to the Senate’s Democratic leader.
Schumer retorted from the Senate floor, accusing Trump of “politicizing” the tragedy.
Officials noted the attacker is an immigrant from Uzbekistan who came to the United States legally in 2010.
Trump has supported legislation that would curb legal immigration and shift the nation toward a system that would place an emphasis on merit and skills over family ties.
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