Donald Trump Wins ‘Complete Shutdown of the Asylum System’

“Tonight’s news that the Trump administration will be able to move ahead on what is essentially a complete shutdown of the asylum system at the Southern border is truly awful,” said Todd Schulte, the top lobbyist for a group of wealthy West Coast investors. “It will come with tremendous harm and human cost,” added Schulte, who is the director of FWD.us.

NEW: Tonight's news that the Trump administration will be able to move ahead on what is essentially a complete shutdown of the asylum system at the Southern border is truly awful. It will come with tremendous harm and human cost.

Here is the statement from @FWDus:

— Todd Schulte (@TheToddSchulte) September 12, 2019

His investor group — which reaps large stock market gains whenever Americans’ wages are suppressed — posted a statement:

Tonight’s decision means the Trump Administration will be allowed to essentially terminate the asylum system at the Southern Border. Coupled with the gutting of the refugee program, this is a massive reversal of American leadership to protect the most vulnerable people fleeing extreme violence and persecution from around the world, and is part of an awful pursuit to restrict nearly every legal immigration avenue … tonight, the Trump administration has effectively shut the doors of America to those seeking asylum and a better life.

In June, FWD.us campaigned to win drivers’ licenses for illegal migrants in New York, including illegals who could work as drivers for the investors in FWD.us:

New York state is offering drivers' licenses to many illegals, even though it is unpopular because it aids illegal migration and cuts Americans' wages. So let us follow the money all the way to … Mark Zuckerberg's https://t.co/rMcu0vygjZ lobbying group. https://t.co/xywMXTxdSx

— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC) June 20, 2019

The court’s decision should help the border agencies shut off the arrival of new migrants, following the arrival of at least 3.3 million migrants from Central American and Mexico since 2014.

That huge population has used asylum loopholes to squeeze through the border, and then lower wages in blue collar workplaces, raise rents in blue collar neighborhoods and pack classrooms in schools used by the children of blue collar Americans.

The total inflow of 3.3 million adult and child migrants — which does not include the adults who sneaked past border agents — is almost equal to the 4 million Americans who are born each year.

The complaint by business leaders was echoed by their progressive allies in the ACLU. “This is just a temporary step, and we’re hopeful we’ll prevail at the end of the day,” said an ACLU tweet. “The lives of thousands of families are at stake.”

“The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the asylum ban to go into effect (for now) is…. just devastating,” said a statement from Rebecca Kirzner, campaign director of the HIAS group which helps migrants settle in the United States. She continued:

Anyone who has passed through another country (ie, anyone but Mexicans) is going to be denied asylum. For some, that will be a death sentence. The cruelty is overwhelming.

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