Trump wants immigrants to be afraid, and it turns out that he does.

Trump wants immigrants to be afraid, and it turns out that he does. [Qiaobao.com, March 13 Comprehensive Report] Since Trump ran for the US President, he has advocated a severe crackdown on...

[Qiaobao.com, March 13th Comprehensive Report] Since Trump ran for the US President, he has advocated a severe crackdown on illegal immigration and strictly controlled the number of refugees accepted. After taking office, he fulfilled his original promise through a series of measures such as increasing immigration application requirements and reducing "political asylum." Facts have proved that he succeeded! In 2017, the number of refugees admitted to the United States reached the lowest level since 2002; in the same year, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a total of 143,470 illegal immigrants, a record high in the past three years.

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According to China News Service, according to data from the State Department, since Trump took office in January 2017 to December 31, the Trump administration accepted a total of 29,022 refugees, the lowest since 2002.

In 2002, the United States accepted a total of 29,468 refugees. In 2001, the September 11 terrorist attacks occurred in the United States. After that, the U.S. government reduced the number of all legal immigrants.

It is reported that the number of refugees accepted by the United States will continue to decline in 2018. The Trump administration plans to accept up to 45,000 refugees in the new year, which is the lowest value in the 37 years since the refugee admission law was introduced.

In addition, the State Department has informed refugee agencies that as Trump cuts the number of refugees entering the United States, the authorities will significantly shrink the number of refugee resettlement offices across the United States in 2018. Refugee resettlement in the United States is handled by nine nonprofit agencies, which receive federal funds and oversee hundreds of local offices that help newcomers adjust to their new lives.

Executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, Krikorian, said: "Trump has fulfilled his election promise. He (Trump) said he would do it, and he did it."

Immigrants in the United States held up protest signs. China News Service Picture

In addition, the latest data released by the Pew Center in February showed that ICE arrested a total of 143,470 people in 2017, a significant increase of 30% from 2016. The largest increases in arrests occurred in Florida, northern Texas and Oklahoma. In the Dallas area alone, 16,500 undocumented immigrants were arrested last year.

In addition, between 2016 and 2017, the number of arrests of undocumented immigrants in New Orleans, Atlanta, Boston and Detroit also increased by more than 50%.