Immigration Expert: Obama’s Immigration Policy Has Jeopardized American National Security

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VAUGHN: "The previous administration claimed that they were simply exercising what they called 'prosecutorial discretion,' but, in fact, they were giving out immigration benefits, literally millions of work permits to illegal aliens and others not otherwise eligible to stay. The Obama Administration claimed that their vetting of these applicants was rigorous, but then released a report saying more than 500,000 foreign visitors overstayed in 2015. The vetting for work permits was no better. Hundreds have been issued to gang members and other criminals. Just last week it was revealed that a man who had been arrested for killing his 15-year-old stepdaughter in Texas had been issued a work permit. He had an arrest on his record for smuggling, assault and theft and ICE was trying to deport him, but instead he was issued a work permit under the previous administration's policies. I don't dismiss the disappointment of families who've been allowed to live here illegally for all these years and gotten away with it, but this lack of enforcement has imposed enormous costs on American communities. These costs include lost job opportunities and stagnant wages for native workers, higher tax bills to cover increased outlays for social services and benefits, compromised national security, and increased public safety threats. The Trump Administration has already taken steps to reverse this state of affairs, and already to good effect."