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Trump's State of the Union address talks about immigration policy: Proposes a four-point immigration plan Video: United States: Trump will deliver the State of the Union address for the first time today Source: CCTV News...

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Video: United States: Trump will deliver the State of the Union address for the first time today Source: CCTV News

China News Service, January 31 (Xinhua) Comprehensive report, on the evening of the 30th local time, US President Trump delivered the State of the Union address in Congress. This was his first State of the Union address in office. In his speech, Trump focused on his immigration policy and proposed an immigration plan that included four key points.

> Trump said that for decades, open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into America's most vulnerable communities, with millions of low-wage workers competing with the poorest Americans for jobs and wages. He mentioned two girls who were murdered by gangs in September 2016. He said many in the gang took advantage of legal loopholes to enter the United States as illegal, unaccompanied minors.

On January 30, 2018, local time, in Washington, the United States, U.S. President Trump delivered the State of the Union address. This is his most important speech of the year and is expected to attract 40 million Americans.

Trump called on Congress to close the "fatal loopholes" that allow such criminal gangs to enter the United States. He said he has proposed new legislation that would amend U.S. immigration laws and support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agencies.

He emphasized that the United States is a "compassionate" international and they help people in need around the world. But as president of the United States, his "highest loyalty" and what he has always cared about are America's children, America's struggling workers and America's forgotten communities in the North. Trump said he invited Democrats and Republicans to work together to protect American citizens regardless of their background, color or creed.

On January 30, 2018, local time, in Washington, the United States, U.S. President Trump delivered the State of the Union address. This is his most important speech of the year and is expected to attract 40 million Americans.

In his speech, Trump proposed an immigration plan that included four points. He said his immigration policies will help fight for the best interests of American workers and American families, and immigrant groups will also benefit.

First, provide a path to naturalize in the United States for the 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States by their parents when they were young;

Second, fully protect the U.S. border, build a wall on the southern border of the United States, and hire more Homeland Security agents to protect American communities;

Third, end the visa lottery. This program that randomly distributes green cards without regard to any skill, merit, or safety of the American people;

Fourth, protect the nuclear family by ending chain migration. He said that under the current system, an immigrant can bring an almost unlimited number of distant relatives, but now the focus is on immediate relatives.

On January 30, 2018, local time, in Washington, the United States, U.S. President Trump arrived at Congress to prepare for his first State of the Union address.

Trump said it is his job and the job of every elected official to defend Americans and protect their safety, their families, their communities and their right to pursue the American dream. Because, "Americans are dreamers too."

The "Dreamers" bill is one of the legislative controversies that has attracted much attention in the US government recently. The full name of this bill is "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA), which was introduced by former U.S. President Obama and allows illegal immigrants under the age of 16 who entered the United States before 2007 to be deferred and obtain a two-year work permit. This group of nearly 7.9 million people is called "Dreamers."

Trump announced in September last year that he planned to end the DACA program on March 5 this year if Congress did not take action.

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