and has been a major way for people to come to the U.S. from Africa and Asia . Advocates for greater restrictions have also called for eliminating legal provisions that allow naturalized citizens to bring their parents and adult siblings to the U.S. In addition to the cuts in legal immigration , Trump pledged to build a wall along the border with Mexico , aggressively step up efforts to detain and deport immigrants convicted of crimes , complete a long - planned effort to accurately track entry and exit visas , greatly expand the size of the Border Patrol and the immigration service and cut off federal money to cities and other local governments that fail to cooperate with federal enforcement efforts .
Lopez - Sanchez , who is in the U.S. illegally , has a history of felony convictions and has been deported five times . ADVERTISEMENT Critics of the sanctuary laws say such policies encourage people to immigrateinspection.sensoryobserve.inspectpeopleorganizationto the U.S. illegally at the expense of citizens . “ A refuge for whom ? A sanctuary for whom ? ” Rep. Trey Gowdy Trey GowdyHouse Dems : ' Does not appear ' Flynn disclosed trip to Middle East Chaffetz : Trump administration ' almost worse ' than Obama 's on transparency Gowdy : Mueller a ' quintessential straight arrow ' MORE ( R - S.C. ) said .
Police and organisers estimated the crowd at up to 2,000 people for Sunday 's march , which ended outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office . " Stop the suffering , stop the discrimination , stop the racism , " demonstrators chanted , holding signs with similar slogans as well as pictures of relatives left behind in Ethiopia . Antaihe Cheol , a 30-year - old resident of northern Israel , said his father and brother have been waiting to immigrateinspection.sensoryobserve.inspectpeopleorganizationfor 20 years . " This is simply discrimination , " Cheol told the AFP news agency . His friend Ashebo noted that the government actively encourages immigration of Jews from France , the United States and Russia .
[ In Scranton , Pa. , Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden ’s memory lane tour is an appeal to white working class Democrats ] The Republican nominee said that under his administration , the detention center at Guantanamo Bay would remain open , human intelligence would be highly valued and foreign combatants would be tried in military commissions . Immigration officers would be able to immediately deport people visiting the country who " preach hate " and those who immigrateinspection.sensoryobserve.inspectpeopleorganizationto the United States would be expected to assimilate , he said . " Assimilation is not an act of hostility , but an expression of compassion , " Trump said . " Our system of government , and our American culture , is the best in the world and will produce the best outcomes for all who adopt it . "