Legal immigration should be dependent on factors such as merit, talent and business needs, she told CBS’ “Face the Nation” last Sunday.
Indian American Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has called for legal immigration based on merit, talent and business needs and would stop allowing any immigrants into the country before immigration reform, reported americanbazaaronline.com.
Legal immigration should be dependent on factors such as merit, talent and business needs, she told CBS’ “Face the Nation” last Sunday.
“Let’s not do it just because people happen to cross the fence and get away,” Haley said.
“Let’s not do it because we have crowded facilities and we can’t hold anymore.That’s the wrong way to go about it.We have to make sure this is a national security issue.” “We shouldn’t wait for another 9/11 to realize that Republicans and Democrats have to get in the room and figure out immigration reform and start working for the American people instead of the other way around,” she added.
Haley, the first Indian American to serve in a presidential cabinet as US ambassador to UN under former President Donald Trump also distanced herself from Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents.
“No, we should not be separating families, but we shouldn’t be taking families that we don’t have any control over.”
— Nikki Haley
It happened because lawmakers have long been at a stalemate on immigration reform, she said.
“It should never get to that point.” Haley said when asked if she would revive the controversial policy as a deterrence to illegal border crossings.
“No, we should not be separating families, but we shouldn’t be taking families that we don’t have any control over.” Haley blamed the crisis at the border on both Republicans and Democrats, saying it “should have been dealt with a long time ago and it wasn’t”.
She indicated she would stop allowing any immigrants into the country until immigration reform is passed.
“I think we need to stop the bleeding of the border and completely do immigration reform before we can think of taking anybody else into this country,” she said.
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