White House calls for immigration reform after NYC terror attack
Source: The Hill
BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 12/11/17 02:43 PM EST
The White House on Monday called on Congress to overhaul the immigration system, saying an attack in New York City is evidence the U.S. needs to strengthen border security.
This attack underscores the need for Congress to work with the president on immigration reforms that enhance the national security and public safety, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters. We must protect our borders and we must ensure that individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to people, and we must move to a merit-based immigration system.
A 27-year-old man from Bangladesh was arrested earlier Monday after he allegedly detonated an improvised bomb near the Port Authority Bus Terminal during rush hour. No one was killed in the attack, but several people were injured.
There is speculation that the suspect was inspired by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), although officials have not confirmed this.
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riversedge
(70,242 posts)samnsara
(17,622 posts)...becoming radicalized or doing some other random act of stupidity?
George II
(67,782 posts)When it comes to terrorism in the US and the "them vs. us", "us" are WAY ahead!
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)was precipitated by tRump wanting to move the US Embassy from Tel Av-iv to Jerusalem. He is just poison.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)to include every country in the world that has Muslims in it. That includes Europe and Asia.
Good luck with that.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)This morning he was tweetwhining about "fake news" reports that he watches TV 4-8 hours a day. Not a peep about the Port Authority/Times Square attack.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)he would even go far as to say what those leaders should do when it happens. However he stays silent when it happens on his own soil. Hypocrite
flotsam
(3,268 posts)to detonate one within a foot of your heart and survive???
louis-t
(23,295 posts)Grins
(7,218 posts).....Trump's moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem?
They_Live
(3,236 posts)until only tump's "pure" 29% remians. What does that remind me of????
Voltaire2
(13,061 posts)Clearly mexico isn't enough. Giant walls from coast to coast. Turrets, barbed wire, minefields, drones, the works.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Oh, that's right, this guy didn't have white skin. Never mind.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)nt
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)FU WH.