Big drop in refugee admissions for Iraqis who have helped the US

The US should help people who helped us.

Admission numbers for Iraqis who helped the US government and are trying to come to the US as refugees (FY)
2016: ~5,100
2017: 3,000+
This year: 48 https://t.co/z4eNa6ULJ5

— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 20, 2018

My scoop: Pentagon officials are raising concerns within the Trump administration about the sharp drop in refugee admissions of Iraqis who helped the U.S. in battle https://t.co/ksqkdtxuJD

— Yeganeh Torbati (@yjtorbati) August 20, 2018

“The Pentagon is concerned that not providing safe haven to more of the Iraqis, many of whom interpreted and did other key tasks for U.S. forces, will harm national security by dissuading locals from cooperating with the United States in Iraq and other conflict zones, the officials said. “

Update on migrant kids separated from parents

BREAKING: Trump administration releases latest numbers on migrant kids it separated from parents.

This is most detailed data we've seen so far.

➡️ 2,654 total kids separated.
➡️ 565 *still* separated; 24 are 0-5 year olds.
➡️ Parents of 366 *already* deported; 6 are 0-5. pic.twitter.com/c3YAnJzk7R

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) August 16, 2018

559 children still separated from their parents

BREAKING: Trump administration says of 2,551 migrant kids 559 *still* separated from parents.

386 have parents *already* deported.

They've heard from parents of 299 in last week.

They don't have info *at all* for parents of 26.

They still haven't filed a plan to reunite any. pic.twitter.com/UBH0wJcLbn

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) August 9, 2018

Melania Trump’s parents became US citizens through “chain migration”

Trump wants to ban this for everyone else.

Asked if the Knavses (Melania's parents) obtained citizenship through family-based immigration, sometimes called 'chain migration,' their lawyer said, "I suppose. It's a dirty — a dirtier word."

In November, Trump tweeted, "CHAIN MIGRATION must end now!" https://t.co/PvoxdIUulC

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 9, 2018

NEW: Melania Trump used visa opposed by her husband to get her parents' citizenship https://t.co/6fHSKbDt3I pic.twitter.com/cxLdUJ6Nj8

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 9, 2018

.@DavidLeopold does not mince words in my story on @FLOTUS’s parents becoming naturalized citizens today. https://t.co/gLhTv8qswW pic.twitter.com/6aUnExFQfl

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) August 9, 2018

To be clear, Melania Trump sponsoring her parents is a method many, many Americans use to bring their family to the US. It just happens to be a practice that Melania's husband — the President — wants to do away with.

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) August 9, 2018

Trump administration considering restrictions on legal immigration

IHis base will be happy. It’s an appeal to white nationalism.

New policy of targeting legal immigrants over "welfare" is about midterms. But advocates believe it could resonate not just w/Trump base but also w/softer Rs.

If GOP does better than expected tonight, expect this stuff to ramp up.@paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/ZZxH3zHFDa

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 7, 2018

Trump adviser Stephen Miller has a plan to impede the status of millions of legal immigrants: report https://t.co/18CNWdKHqI

— Salon (@Salon) August 7, 2018

This is outrageous. Legally using Obamacare or food assistance shouldn’t disqualify immigrants from becoming citizens. https://t.co/lfZ1knbvrq

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 7, 2018

Forcing legal immigrants to abandon all hope of citizenship or even green card status unless they deny their own children food stamps or health insurance is a cruel Sophie’s Choice akin to the family separation policy Trump imposed. @chrislhayes @AC360 https://t.co/S09q4KLje1

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 7, 2018

Opinion: Trump and Stephen Miller are now targeting legal immigrants. This will get uglier. https://t.co/LnALahxJfH

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 7, 2018

Trump & Stephen Miller are playing white nationalist playbook, going after immigrants by reviving a racist law from 1800s that seeks to keep 20 mil immigrants from receiving citizenship. We must stick together in the streets, in the courts, & at the ballot box!

— Rev. Dr. Barber (@RevDrBarber) August 7, 2018

Maybe, and hear me out, the immigration debate was never about criminality at all? https://t.co/NnyJrVfQvi

— Astead (@AsteadWesley) August 7, 2018

Miller is a ghoul. https://t.co/4NdmBquzub

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 7, 2018

Stephen Miller is simply a sadistic white supremacist monster. His family should be deeply ashamed on him. As should any decent people. This is the antithesis of American values. https://t.co/apAhhbN9hM

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) August 7, 2018

Trump administration could waste millions on the border wall

From a new GAO report, on The Wall™ (https://t.co/5NxTZ57L3o): pic.twitter.com/4ZBD2SUPXT

— David Gura (@davidgura) August 6, 2018

The Trump admin's at risk of wasting some of the billions it wants to spend on the border wall, according to a GAO report.

"DHS faces an increased risk that the [wall] will cost more than projected, take longer than planned, or not fully perform."https://t.co/NXwSOGc8SN

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 6, 2018

GAO Report: Trump’s border wall could waste billions of dollars https://t.co/FQ0AjxZyg8

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) August 6, 2018

And ironically as @realdonaldtrump wastes taxpayer money on something voters don't want, TSA wants to make us terrorist targets by ending key security measures at airports -why? to SAVE MONEY! GAO says there is no full analysis of border wall costs yet:
https://t.co/7vh5QgqEjE

— Maria Cardona (@MariaTCardona) August 6, 2018

Undocumented migration from Mexico has been negative for 10 years

Trump makes it sound like it’s still happening so he can motivate his nationalist base.

Reminder: Undocumented migration from Mexico has been negative for 10 years. More people are going back to Mexico than are entering the United States. https://t.co/Yaom67C73j

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) July 31, 2018

Texas poll on building the wall

Texas Voter opinion on building a wall along the border with Mexico https://t.co/eVJnF4wRoG GRAPH pic.twitter.com/9p0cwKYPTQ

— Quinnipiac University Poll (@QuinnipiacPoll) August 2, 2018

Trump considering drastic reduction in limit on refugees

.@POTUS reportedly considering "a cut of more than 40% from this year’s limit" on refugees entering the US. As Jews, we know the pain when the government closes its doors those seeking refuge. We implore the White House to reconsider.https://t.co/6PQhCUKeMQ

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) August 1, 2018

Last year, after a fierce internal battle that pitted Mr. Miller, who advocated a limit as low as 15,000, against officials at the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department and the Pentagon, Mr. Trump set the cap at 45,000, a historic low. https://t.co/R4tITFBPc8

— Ali, Ibrahim (@ShatahJR) August 1, 2018

Donald Trump set a record-low refugee cap. Now he may cut it in half. https://t.co/9a1VjNKAWO pic.twitter.com/k0mDD6333a

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 1, 2018

Trump administration fails to unite all children with their parents

Some of these children will never see their parents again. It was a terrible policy with poor implementation.

BREAKING: Trump administration releases new numbers on day of court ordered deadline to reunite 2,551 migrant kids separated from parents at border.

They say 711 children STILL separated, *not eligible* for reunification.

Won't say whether they intend to try to reunite them. pic.twitter.com/jJVULCkfPc

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) July 26, 2018

The Trump administration and the ACLU are at odds over whether the government has met Thursday's court-imposed deadline. https://t.co/r0EV880toU

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 27, 2018