US President Donald Trump praises legal immigrants, says he wants people to come into US, but legally

Making yet ar strong pitch for people to come into US based on merit, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that tolerance for illegal immigration is t compassionate -- it is cruel.

Trump, in his annual State of Union dress, said: "We have a moral duty to create an immigration system that protects lives and jobs of our citizens".

lawless state of sourn Mexico border is a threat to safety, security and financial well-being of all Americans, he said.

"This (moral duty) includes our obligation to millions of immigrants living here today, who followed rules and respected our laws. Legal immigrants enrich our nation and strengn our society in countless ways. I want people to come into our country, but y have to come in legally," said US President in his dress to a joint session of US Congress.

Trump said his ministration has sent to Congress a commonsense proposal to end crisis on sourn border.

"It includes humanitarian assistance, more law enforcement, drug detection at our ports, closing loopholes that enable child smuggling, and plans for a new physical barrier, or wall, to secure vast areas between our ports of entry.

"In past, most of people in this room voted for a wall -- but proper wall never got built. I'll get it built," Trump said.

This is a smart, strategic, see-through steel barrier -- t just a simple concrete wall, he said.

"It will be deployed in areas identified by border nts as having greatest need, and as se nts will tell you, where walls go up, illegal crossings go way down.

"Simply put, walls work and walls save lives. So let's work toger, compromise, and reach a deal that will truly make America safe," said US President.

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Asking Congress to defend very dangerous sourn border, Trump said issue better illustrates divide between America's working class and America's political class than illegal immigration.

He said that wealthy politicians and dors push for open borders while living ir lives behind walls and gates and guards. Meanwhile, working class Americans are left to pay price for mass illegal migration -- reduced jobs, lower ws, overburdened schools and hospitals, increased crime, and a depleted social safety net, he told members of US Congress.

"Tolerance for illegal immigration is t compassionate -- it is cruel.  One in three women is sexually assaulted on long journey rth. Smugglers use migrant children as human pawns to exploit our laws and gain access to our country," he said.

Urging Republicans and Democrats to join forces again to confront an urgent national crisis, Trump said US Congress has 10 days left to pass a bill that will fund government, protect homeland and secure sourn border.

"w is time for Congress to show world that America is committed to ending illegal immigration and putting ruthless coyotes, cartels, drug dealers and human traffickers out of business," he said, ding that large, organised caravans are on march to United States.

"We have just heard that Mexican cities, in order to remove illegal immigrants from ir communities, are getting trucks and buses to bring m up to our country in areas where re is little border protection. I have ordered ar 3,750 troops to our sourn border to prepare for tremendous onslaught," he said.

This is a moral issue, Trump asserted and indicated that he will t back down from issue which he believes is necessary for safety and security of country.

Human traffickers and sex traffickers take vant of wide open areas between ports of entry to smuggle thousands of young girls and women into United States and to sell m into prostitution and modern-day slavery, he alleged.

Tens of thousands of incent Americans are killed by lethal drugs that cross US border and flood into cities -- including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, Trump ded. 

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