Praises, Put-Downs, Polls and Fact Checks: 7 Reactions to Trump's First State of the Union

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Jenny Yang

Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy for World Relief, took issue with Trump's plan to end what is called "chain migration."

"Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives. Under our plan, we focus on the immediate family by limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children," stated Trump in the State of the Union.

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"In recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration. In the age of terrorism, these programs present risks we can just no longer afford"

In response to the president's claims, Yang posted to Twitter on Tuesday evening that the idea of chain migration is "a myth."

"On average, an immigrant sponsors 3.5 family members, which INCLUDES spouses and children. If we're a pro-family country, we should reunite immigrant families quickly, not cut back family-based #immigration," tweeted Yang with a link to National Immigration Forum's fact sheet on family-based immigration.