Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from poor nations in social media screed

"The extended rant came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members who were deployed to patrol Washington, D.C. under Trump's orders, one of whom died shortly before the president spoke to U.S. troops by video on Thursday evening. A 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War is facing charges for the shooting. The suspect emigrated as part of a program to resettle those who has helped American troops after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan."

""Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. "Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for You won't be here for long!" Trump's threat to stop immigration would be a serious blow to a nation that has long defined itself as welcoming immigrants."

"The prospect of more deportations could be economically dangerous as America's foreign-born workers account for nearly 31 million jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The president said on Truth Social that "most" foreign-born U.S. residents "are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels" as he blamed them for crime across the country that is predominantly committed by U.S. citizens."

President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations and urged "reverse migration" on his Truth Social platform. The post followed a Wednesday shooting that injured two National Guard members deployed to patrol Washington, D.C.; one member later died. A 29-year-old Afghan national who worked with the CIA during the Afghanistan War faces charges; he entered the U.S. through a resettlement program for those who aided American troops after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump claimed most foreign-born residents are "on welfare" or linked to crime. America's foreign-born workers account for nearly 31 million jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a review in the Annual Review of Criminology found that the perception that immigration breeds crime falters under the weight of the evidence.

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