In simple terms, immigration is described as the process by which people cross into international borders and enter a foreign country to which they originally do not belong. This means that they do not possess citizenship of the destination country. Immigration is typically undertaken for reasons of employment and to enjoy a better standard of living.

New standards of immigration were established by the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. These were based primarily on work skills as well as connections with family members who were already staying in the U.S. In the earlier times, the rules of immigration took into consideration national origin and were more favorable to the countries of Northern Europe, as pointed out by critics. This was thought to be racist and unfair.

The Immigration and Naturalization Act (governing the American immigration policy) restricts the maximum count of permanent immigrants per year to 675,000 people as of 2015.

Trump’s fight against illegal immigration in the U.S.

The transition team of newly-elected president, Donald Trump, recently announced that General John Kelly, retired Marine Corps officer, would be responsible for leading the emergency mission related to halting illegal immigration into the U.S. As part of his duties, he would be responsible for streamlining the processes of the Transportation Security Administration. He would also work to better the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the US intelligence. No announcement has been made by the transition team with regards to who would be elected as secretary of state by Trump.

General John Kelly had lost his son in a fight against Afghanistan. He is among one of the recently retired Marine Corps officers to get into Trump’s Cabinet. He has also had his share of clashes with Barrack Obama’s administration.

Kelly to lead controversial campaign promises

If Kelly receives a confirmation by the Senate, he will be executing some of the most controversial campaign tasks put forth by the new president of the United States of America. This includes wall building along the Mexico border, boosting immigrant deportations in America as well as carrying out investigations for those visiting from Muslin-majority countries
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With his decision of picking the retired Marine Corps general, Donald Trump has signaled adopting a highly militarized approach towards border security. He had spoken at length about the increasing risks on U.S. borders throughout his campaign run.