TITLE:
United States Immigration Policies in the Trump Era
AUTHORS:
Amadu Jacky Kaba
KEYWORDS:
Trump, Refugees, Immigration, International Migration, Visa, Green Card
JOURNAL NAME:
Sociology Mind,
Vol.9 No.4,
October
29,
2019
ABSTRACT: This paper examines U.S. immigration policies in the Trump era. By 2017,
there were over 250 million international migrants in nations across the world.
The world has progressed substantially primarily due to this phenomenon. The
GDP of the world increased from $22.6 trillion in 1990 to $80.738 trillion in
2017. The number of billionaires in the world increased from 140 in 1987 to 2153
in March 2019. The number of millionaires in the world in 2017 was 42.155
million. The paper claims that the United States has played an important
leadership role in not just hosting the largest share of international
migrants, but it has also encouraged other wealthy nations to accept more
immigrants. The paper points out, however, that all of this progress is now
being undermined by President Donald Trump and his administration by
implementing immigration policies that are sharply reducing the number of
immigrants entering the United States during his presidency and also calling
for European nations to sharply reduce immigration. Immigrant
and non-immigrant visas to the United States have all experienced a sharp
decline during the Trump presidency. Among
the causes of international migration are, fleeing violence, family
reunification, education, and job/employment. Among the implications of the
Trump administration’s immigration policies are loss of skilled immigrants, decline in
U.S. innovation, decline in the U.S.
economy, negative effects of family separation, and the stagnation or decline
of the U.S. population.