The
White House • June 21, 2018
The Day
Ahead
President
Donald J. Trump will host a meeting of his Cabinet, focusing on
much-needed government reorganization and Civil Service reform
across Federal agencies.
Enforcing
the law while keeping families together
President
Trump signed an executive order yesterday to keep
families together while they face any criminal improper entry
or immigration proceedings involving their members. "We're
going to have strong — very strong borders, but we're going
to keep the families together," the President said from
the Oval Office. "I didn't like the sight or the feeling
of families being separated. It's a problem that's gone on for
many years."
This
executive order allows the Administration to continue
to protect the border with its zero-tolerance policy while
avoiding the separation of illegal alien families, to the
extent the President can legally do so. Attorney General Jeff
Sessions will seek an immediate modification of the Flores
settlement agreement, which prevents Immigration and Customs
Enforcement from detaining families together for more than 20
days.
"We
believe it's a false choice between whether we are a
country of law and order, a country with borders, and a country
that demonstrates the compassion and the heart of the American
people," Vice President Mike Pence said at the signing.
"We
ask Congress to do their part," Homeland Security
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said. Congressional Democrats have
so far refused, preferring not to undermine their larger agenda
of open borders. Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer (D-NY) refused to do his job, saying "legislation
is not the way to go here."
Manufacturers:
'This record optimism is no accident'
The
President joined mining and steel workers in Duluth,
Minnesota, yesterday to discuss how the Trump Administration is
taking up their cause and getting people back to work. Earlier
in the day, news broke that U.S. manufacturer confidence had
surged to a 20-year
record high: A stunning 95.1 percent of manufacturers
surveyed said they have a positive outlook for their companies.
"This
record optimism is no accident," said Jay
Timmons, President of the National Association of
Manufacturers. "It is fueled by the game-changing
tax-reform passed six months ago."
Iron
mining is important work in Minnesota—a $3 billion
industry. Raw iron is mined from northern Minnesota's Iron
Range, where it is then transported via the Duluth seaport to
steel refineries throughout the United States and world.
Through "America First" economic and trade policies,
the Administration is giving these industries new life.
Photo of
the Day
Official
White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
President
Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, signs an
executive order affording Congress an opportunity to address
family separation | June 20, 2018
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