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| | *North, David (July 3, 2017). [https://cis.org/North/State-Department-and-Indian-PM-Both-Boot-Migration-Policy-Opportunities State Department and Indian PM Both Boot Migration Policy Opportunities]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved July 10, 2017. | | *North, David (July 3, 2017). [https://cis.org/North/State-Department-and-Indian-PM-Both-Boot-Migration-Policy-Opportunities State Department and Indian PM Both Boot Migration Policy Opportunities]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved July 10, 2017. |
| | *Binder, John (July 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/05/trump-state-dept-wasted-opportunity-halt-chain-migration-says-expert/ Trump State Dept. ‘Wasted’ Opportunity to Halt Chain Migration, Says Expert]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 5, 2017.</ref> | | *Binder, John (July 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/05/trump-state-dept-wasted-opportunity-halt-chain-migration-says-expert/ Trump State Dept. ‘Wasted’ Opportunity to Halt Chain Migration, Says Expert]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 5, 2017.</ref> |
| − | *As of November 2017, the Trump Administration continued many of the Obama Administration's [[open borders]] policies regarding H-1B visas.<ref>North, David (November 3, 2017). [https://cis.org/North/USCIS-Plays-Word-Games-Ease-Costs-H1B-Employers USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref> It also expanded the H-2B visa program.<ref>Dinan, Stephen (May 25, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/25/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-h-2b-visa-pro/ Trump administration moves to expand H-2B visa program]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref> | + | *As of November 2017, the Trump Administration continued many of the Obama Administration's [[open borders]] policies regarding H-1B visas.<ref>North, David (November 3, 2017). [https://cis.org/North/USCIS-Plays-Word-Games-Ease-Costs-H1B-Employers USCIS Plays Word Games to Ease Costs for H-1B Employers]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved November 3, 2017.</ref> It also expanded the H-2B visa program.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Dinan, Stephen (May 25, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/25/trump-administration-moves-to-expand-h-2b-visa-pro/ Trump administration moves to expand H-2B visa program]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 5, 2019. |
| | + | *Kerkman, Maggie; Stegall, Casey (July 21, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-expands-h-2b-visa-program-as-critics-say-its-ripe-for-abuse Trump expands H-2B visa program as critics say it's ripe for abuse]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 5, 2019. |
| | + | *Jan, Tracy (July 17, 2017). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/17/trump-officials-order-15000-new-visas-for-low-wage-workers/ Trump officials open border to 15,000 more foreign workers]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 5, 2019. |
| | + | *Whelan, Robbie (August 8, 2017). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown-more-mexicans-get-visas-to-work-in-u-s-1502184601 Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, More Mexicans Get Visas to Work in U.S.] ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref> |
| | *December 20, 2017—President Trump's first prison commutation was to Sholom Rubashkin, who was found illegally employing 389 illegal immigrants at once.<ref>Nelson, Steven (December 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/immigration-hawks-protest-trump-giving-sholom-rubashkin-first-prison-commutation/article/2644207 Immigration hawks protest Trump giving Sholom Rubashkin first prison commutation]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> | | *December 20, 2017—President Trump's first prison commutation was to Sholom Rubashkin, who was found illegally employing 389 illegal immigrants at once.<ref>Nelson, Steven (December 21, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/immigration-hawks-protest-trump-giving-sholom-rubashkin-first-prison-commutation/article/2644207 Immigration hawks protest Trump giving Sholom Rubashkin first prison commutation]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> |
| | *The DOJ – despite new leadership under the Trump Administration – did not change its position on a lawsuit by [[Tennessee]] that opposed the mandatory resettlement of refugees in the state but continued to take the Obama Administration's stance.<ref>Multiple references: | | *The DOJ – despite new leadership under the Trump Administration – did not change its position on a lawsuit by [[Tennessee]] that opposed the mandatory resettlement of refugees in the state but continued to take the Obama Administration's stance.<ref>Multiple references: |