Sentences with phrase «say about immigrants»

The Republican president has also privately defended his remarks, saying he was only expressing what many people think but will not say about immigrants from economically depressed countries, the Associated Press reported.

Not exact matches

Trump has said Dreamers «have nothing to worry about,» but Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week said immigrants who arrived in the United States as children were «subject to being deported.»

«Like many of you, I'm concerned about the impact of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump,» Zuckerberg said, referencing the orders Trump signed earlier this week to build a wall along the U.S. - Mexican border and prioritize the deportation of undocumented immigrants from so - called sanctuary cities in the U.S.

President - elect Donald Trump said he plans to deport about two to three million undocumented immigrants, speaking in a pre-taped interview that will air Sunday night.

In his post on Friday, Zuckerberg said he remained optimistic about Trump's vague commitment to protecting «Dreamer» immigrants who were brought into the U.S. at a young age from deportation.

Harwood: Do you think Trump actually believes the things he says about Mexico and immigrants, or is he performing, trying to get votes?

President Donald Trump strongly defended his move to impose a travel ban on seven largely Muslim countries, saying that that while America was «a proud nation» of immigrants, his order was strictly about national security and not religion.

Pew says that about 60 % of undocumented immigrants hold service, construction and production jobs.

Letterman said he had been shocked by Trump's comments about immigrants and by the time Trump mocked a reporter with a disability.

Donald Trump's first political gaffe came the day that he announced his candidacy when he said the following about Mexican immigrants: «They're bringing drugs.

I would imagine in urban areas like Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal, which have significant populations of recent immigrants, there's probably a significant subset of people who fled from countries where governments do all sorts of nasty things with the information they collect about their citizens and who aren't all that keen to provide such information here (you might say, «sure, but Canada's not Iran», to which the answer would be «exactly»).

This is what the doctor had to say about his allegations for filing a lawsuit: «I decided to file this lawsuit to seek justice not only for myself,» explained Dr. Briggs, «but for the hundreds of immigrant families who've suffered medical danger as a result of Catholic Charities» unconscionable record of neglect.

You would think it would be a hard sell given the fact that the real estate mogul and reality star has boasted about his extramarital affairs, profited off casinos and strip clubs, said he doesn't need to ask God for forgiveness, called for targeting innocent civilians in war, mocked a reporter with a disability, threatened the religious liberty of minority groups in the U.S., and gained wide support among white nationalists for consistently lying about and demeaning blacks, Mexican immigrants, Muslims, and Syrian refugees.

There are not in our homeland «many millions» of Muslims, as President Bush has mistakenly said, but, aside from African - American Muslims, there are about two million, and he is certainly right in saying that those who are here legally must be treated with the respect that we accord other immigrant groups.

I'm waiting for the restaurant to come out and say what they think about other topics near and dear to the GOP's hearts like birth control and immigrants.

There is also a deeply ethical God who was saying to the Israelites: «You have to care about the vulnerable in your society, do your business honestly, look after your workers, care about the immigrant».»

He raised concerns about the GOP candidate's remarks on women, immigrants, and minorities, and went on to say that «there is too much at stake before us» to abstain from voting altogether.

What does it say about us when we make much ado about gay marriage, but neglect the needs of the immigrant population?

But Sanders» national director for Latino Outreach, Bill Velazquez, said that's merely a snapshot of a much larger picture, pointing out there was no unanimity among immigrant advocates about whether the ’07 bill was worthwhile.

«Until we achieve unity and stand up for women, immigrants, and the most vulnerable New Yorkers, all talk about a majority is nothing more than meaningless rhetoric on the part of failed leadership,» Giove said.

The White House said the president planned to deploy the National Guard to the southern border to confront what it called a growing threat of illegal immigrants, drugs and crime from Central America after the president for the third consecutive day warned about the looming dangers of unchecked immigration.

Surrounded by children on the South Lawn of the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll festivities, President Donald Trump lashed out again about DACA, saying that Democrats had abandoned the undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and who have benefited from the program.

Khojasteh, who was born in Iran, and moved to the U.S. with his parents after the Islamic Revolution and during the early years of the Iran - Iraq War, says he and his wife, Anjella, also a child of immigrants from Iran, «are blessed to be products of that long - talked - about «American Dream» — raised by parents with nothing more than hard work, determination and a dream to provide their children as much possibility as possible.»

«The challenge for us is to set the record straight regarding Senator Sanders, which I think is something that young people should be concerned about, the fact that their parents and their relatives, especially Latinos and immigrants, have been impacted by the lack of commitment coming out of Senator Sanders throughout the years,» Velázquez said.

Housing, hundreds of thousands of Americans are homeless by foreclosure, and immigrants are buying up the foreclosures in America, say something about it.

Police and federal officials, though, countered that they remain focused on curtailing a gang that preys on immigrants and said the steps they take are based on evidence.The report by the New York Immigration Coalition and the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the CUNY School of Law warns about the danger of law - enforcement agencies slipping into profiling and discriminatory policing.»

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»

Katko also emphasized that he remains committed to finding a path to citizenship for about 11 million undocumented immigrants, but he said those who have committed felonies or led unproductive lives should not be allowed to stay in the United States.

So his father — whose own immigrant parents ran a corner grocery store — felt a kind of organic connection to Buffalo, Cuomo said, a «natural association» enshrined in Mario's landmark speech about American principles at the 1984 Democratic convention in San Francisco.

Mark - Viverito, a Puerto Rico native, said that it was hard for her to «sit there» and listen to Trump talk about American families families that have lost loved ones to violent undocumented immigrants.

It will be interesting to see if Douglas Carswell has anything to say about Nigel Farage's comments about HIV - positive immigrants.

He also spoke about the controversial Arizona immigration law that requires police to check the papers of people they suspect of being illegal immigrants, saying it underscores «a complete failure» by the federal government to secure the border.

Speaker Silver says while his Democratic members feel strongly about offering tuition aid to children of immigrants, they do not have a consensus on a proposal by Governor Cuomo, to offer free college to inmates in state prisons.

Cuomo said the task force should serve as an example for the rest of the country, taking a swipe at Donald Trump, who is surging in the polls after incendiary comments about Mexican immigrants, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported.

Bringing up his three college - age daughters who he said are frightened about the new direction of the country, Cuomo ripped what he called the new «extreme right wing agenda that will trample on our rights» and has placed women, immigrants and members of the LGBT community under attack.

Dick Lugar says he misunderstood a question about the budget, Jane Corwin says she never hired an illegal immigrant nanny, Nikki Haley is writing a memoir and Indiana politicians are now fighting over Abraham Lincoln.

Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), said the organization's upstate partners in central and western New York have been working on the ground from Rome to Rochester to highlight the «tragic deportations and fear» that ICE has brought about in the state's immigrant communities.

NBC Fires Donald Trump NBC said Monday that it is ending its business relationship with mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump because of comments about Mexican immigrants.

Speaking exclusively to everyone, a spokesman for the Taxpayers» Alliance said, «This just confirms that the BBC are a bunch of pinko commies who spend their time setting fire to # 50 notes when they're not siphoning off public money to commission sympathetic programmes about immigrant paedophiles who probably vote Labour.»

«For the past year - and - a-half, Gov. Cuomo has had some excellent rhetoric, and has made really remarkable statements talking about the importance of immigrants to New York State, but we need to see more in terms of the state budget,» said Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a lengthy note, saying he was «concerned» about the president's executive orders, and noting that he, like many Americans, is the descendant of immigrants.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, an advocate for immigrants and the Latino community, said she would dedicate a speech she is delivering on immigration in Washington D.C., tomorrow to Trump because his rhetoric about immigrants has helped engage them in the political process.

Mr. Schneiderman said in a press release issued Wednesday that his office has received «a number of reports» about fake agents claiming to be with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demanding money from immigrants.

He was particularly exercised about immigration, not only calling anti-immigration rhetoric in the past few months «damaging» but also saying that «the economic health of this country is based on a constant influx of immigrants.»

He said Conservative austerity had brought about a «nasty, divisive politics» in some parts of the country that blamed problems on immigrants rather than the Government's policies.

«S.J. Jung's backwards remarks about LGBTQ people are out of sync with a place as diverse as Queens, which has a vibrant LGBTQ immigrant community,» the groups said in a statement.

Advocates say failing bus service is not just an issue of commuting, but also of equity — bus riders earn about 30 percent less than their subway counterparts, according to the city comptroller's office, and tend to be primarily immigrants and minorities.

He said that even under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, undocumented immigrants knew that officers would not ask about their documentation status.

«Rescinding a program that has done so much for so many young people is really disgusting, when you think about what this administration has said and done toward various immigrant communities since January,» said Carlene Pinto, an advocate with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).

Bratton said on MSNBC, «you now have a candidate talking about building walls» to keep out undocumented immigrants crossing the border with Mexico.