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Other relevant immigration agencies at the time i was a career official came up with as the things that we need to be able to do our jobs n. that list there are these fixes that im just talking about, including getting rid of the diversity visa program because of its -- it just degrades the integrity of our immigration visa programs generally, ending chain migration. these are all things we have suggested in the priorities that the president advanced. so we hope we -- we hope and expect that con...

Other relevant immigration agencies, came up with things that we need to it be able to do our jobs. and in that list there are these fixes im just talking about, including getting rid of the diversity visa program because it degrades the integrity of the programs. ending chain migration. these are all things we have suggested in the priorities that the president has advanced. so we hope and expect that congress will take those priorities seriously and will do as much as they can to accomplish th...

A very bipartisan way, and in the tea party got its claws on it, and ripped it to shreds. that is a wonderful place to start could get rid of the diversity visas, some of the chain migration, move more towards a merit-based program. we have an immigration bill that was tough, fair, practical. >> jon: when i go back to the earlier question, is there anyone in congress, josh, that wants to defend chain migration in the diversity visa program? >> they do not want to address it either. this is the p...

He came in as an extended immigration. with respect to the diversity visa program, that program is at the state department found 15 years ago as a gao confirmed exploitable by terrorists because the criteria are so low and easily faked. and its a lottery. so multiple levels. its an open door. its problematic. needs to shut. thats what im saying about that. with respect to the individual in yesterdays attempt, i would say i dont know. i dont have a command of the facts as to whether or if he was ...

Little skills, or you have a minimum of education and no skills at all. because it is a lottery, pretty much anybody on the planet who is from a qualifying country can take advantage of this. the state department in 2003, the state departments inspector general office observed that this low eligibility criteria to lead to exploitation by terrorists. they warned about this in 2003. the gao in 2007 echoed that warning, again warning the terrorists could take advantage of the diversity visa program...

♪ pudding... [sigh] did grandpa win again? yes! download the new words with friends 2 today. president trump says he wants to end the so-called diversity visa program, and lottery for immigrants. its the same program a a terrorist used to come into this country before killing eight people driving a truck down a bike path in new york city. now new state department numbers are raising eyebrows about it.

Their surveys. >> but clearly theres a lot of optimism. youre right about wanting to be careful about the ups and downs. depending on what happens with tax reform. >> optimism does lift an economy. democrats sounding more confident about taking backseats in the mid-term. many hoping to capitalize on opposition to the president. can they do it? >> is that a wrong approach? >> president trump wants to do away with the program that one used to get in this country. well debate whether it is time to ...

Its time to reform if not end the diversity visa program. i mean, i think its roughly 5% of the 1 million visas that we issue. we would be best to apply our strategy to visa issuance rather than leave it up to chance and to lottery. brian: all right. since 2007. we have 20739 from iran. 70232 from sudan. 812 from syria. im not saying they are not all great people. we need to know if theyre coming here, who they are. they win the lottery and bring over relatives because thats the chain pry migrat...

From. freedom caucus member dave bratt says three provisions are discouraging chain migration, a mandatory e-verify system to deter the hiring of illegal immigrants in the first place and the complete elimination of the diversity visa program. some democrats say if there is no deal by december theyre not going to vote for a bill to fund the government which would possibly cause a complete shutdown but minority leader nancy pelosi is drawing a hard line in the sand here. take a listen. >> we will...

Situations? >> no, because even if he did have mental health issues he he still had a gun that killed 26 people including 12 children. the idea that the president is saying its too soon to talk about this as a gun issue and then he goes into his counter gun issue is contradictory. this is the same script we go through every time theres a mass shooting. 58 people were shot in las vegas and the same thing we heard over and over again, its too soon to talk about politics, guns. yet when we had an a...