In response to the terrorist attacks in New York City, President Trump discussed changes to the policy of Diversity Lottery Visas and the concept of chain migration. He talked about about his proposal for merit-based immigration. A response from Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) is also included.
This deliberation explores the range of limitations that might be applied to immigration in the United States, largely in the context of the proposed RAISE and Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal legislation and the various historical iterations of American immigration policy.