Flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, President Donald Trump delivers his Joint Address to Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 28, 2017. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Make America first!
It is reported by David Bier at The Cato Institute that President Trump’s rate of admissions for Muslims was 72 percent lower than Obama’s, and 47 percent lower than Bush’s. His rate of admitting people of other faiths was 78 percent and 64 percent lower than Obama and Bush, respectively.
On Syrian Christians specifically, President Trump has permitted the entry of just 2 per month in 2018—which is a reduction of 94 percent compared to the last few months of Obama’s term. Among Christian refugees from Iraq—who also face persecution from ISIS—the numbers have fallen 99 percent.
The Trump administration is hostile to Christian refugees for the same reason that it opposes other legal immigrants to the United States: they could take jobs from Americans, commit crimes, and use welfare in the United States.
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