White House Watch: Corker and Trump Break Up

The Trump administration has released its list of “legislative priorities” on immigration to the leadership and relevant committee chairs on Capitol Hill. Citing a review process that involved several departments and agencies, White House legislative director Marc Short told reporters Sunday evening the priorities tackle three major problems with the current immigration system: border security, internal enforcement of immigration laws, and chain migration.

To address these problems, the administration is calling on Congress to fund a border wall, close “legal loopholes” to border enforcement, provide more resources to immigration enforcement, and create a “merit-based” immigration