BECAUSE OF COURSE. U.S. Immigration Agency Chief Spoke at Anti-Immigrant 'Hate Group' Event
Source: The Daily Beast
BECAUSE OF COURSE
U.S. Immigration Agency Chief Spoke at Anti-Immigrant ‘Hate Group’ Event
Francis Cissna, head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, spoke Wednesday at an event led by a group known for its ‘hateful’ anti-immigrant rhetoric.
PILAR MELENDEZ
08.15.18 7:55 PM ET
The head of the federal agency overseeing the U.S. immigration system spoke at an event hosted by an anti-immigrant organization that has routinely published false information about immigration and has been deemed a “hate group.”
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Lee Francis Cissna appeared Wednesday at the anti-immigration think tank Center for Immigration Studies’ (CIS) annual “Immigration Newsmakers” event.
Founded by John Tanton, a member of the white nationalist movement who believes maintaining an American culture requires “a European-American majority,” the Center for Immigration Studies describes itself as an “an independent, nonpartisan research organization.” Its agenda focuses on reduced legal immigration and it is a vocal supporter of increased detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
The Southern Poverty Law Center deemed the organization a “hate group” for its “decades-long history of circulating racist writers, while also associating with white nationalists.”
While being interviewed at Wednesday’s event by CIS policy director Jessica Vaughan, Cissna was prompted on increasing enforcement of current immigration restrictions. The USCIS chief reiterated Trump’s hard-line stance—one that the Center for Immigration Studies vociferously supports.
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NO decency.
