in 2016 about 4.6 billion in remittances accounted for 17% of el salvador's economy. that is put into american coffers by those under tps. guest: it is very large because all immigrants pay taxes. to gif we manage somehow uncle sam, where always paying sales tax or rental, property tax whether we are renting or buying. most of these people who are under legal like tps. tps folks, they are almost all in the formal economy and are paying tax. they sent quite at home to their families as well because they are helping grandparents and parents back home. host: for those were americans they have social security. how does that work under tps? guest: they have a social security number as well. they're are the trappings of an american life in many ways. there are a few things they can't access. in many ways they have been able to have a very american life. host: did you say voting was one of those? guest: they cannot vote and they cannot transition most categories of legal status. there are real things that are different. in terms of having a legal job and paying taxes, they l

york times they have an editorial of the plight of el salvador here under tps. 2016 about 4.6 billion in remittances counted for 17% of el salvador economy. how much of the effort when it comes to tax. how much put in by american. >> it's large. you have to figure all immigrants pay taxes. we all pay taxes. even if we manage to feed uncle sam beat uncle sam on the income taxes. we're paying sales tax and property tax. mostly the people who are legal occupations. unauthorized immigrants some pay income tax. some don't. with tps they're all in the formal and pay tax. they quite a bit in the u.s. and send quite a bit home to families. they're helping people back home. >> for those who are americans they have a social security number tied, how does that work sfwl they have social security numbers as well. they have the trappings of an american life in many ways. there are few things they can't access. at least economically they had an american life. >> voting was a right or no. >> voting is not a right. they can't vote. and can't transition to other legal categories. going to work having a legal job. paying taxes. >> as far as voting aspect

homeland security not releasing that statistic it's also going to have a huge impact on the economy of el salvador they believe that their economy is about twelve remittances from people here in the united states to el salvador makes up about twenty percent of their economy so basically democrat republican presidents they've all continued this even though the earthquake damage has been somewhat fixed the other presidents have said well look it's still incredibly violent one of the most dangerous place countries in the entire hemisphere it is economically depressed so they have made this exemption time after time it's come down to president trump and he says nope not going to do it anymore more than a quarter of a million people are going to have to leave the country they've known for more than a decade unless of course congress steps in to fix it and pass it also seems have been a day for discussing the next president might look like and talking about how to get young people to to vote. his name is tom styer he is a billionaire former wall street type who decided to give them away his money gives

in 2016 about 4.6 billion in remittances accounted for 17% of el salvador's economy.t is put into american coffers by those under tps. guest: it is very large because all immigrants pay taxes. to gif we manage somehow uncle sam, where always paying sales tax or rental, property tax whether we are renting or buying. most of these people who are under legal like tps. tps folks, they are almost all in the formal economy and are paying tax. they sent quite at home to their families as well because they are helping grandparents and parents back home. host: for those were americans they have social security. how does that work under tps? guest: they have a social security number as well. they're are the trappings of an american life in many ways. there are a few things they can't access. in many ways they have been able to have a very american life. host: did you say voting was one of those? guest: they cannot vote and they cannot transition most categories of legal status. there are real things that are different. in terms of having a legal job and paying taxes, they live

to do that dems are not likely to go along with that this will have a huge impact on the economy in el salvador an estimated twenty percent of their economy is from money that people here in the u.s. send back home. but i like you say patty the decision here very much consistent with the administration's position on immigration what's the why do reaction there likely to be. well i think we've saw this earlier when he stopped the program for haitians who had been living legally in this country you're going to see this further fire up the democratic base and further confirm to his base his relatively shrinking base that he is keeping his promises remember he came to office in america first and that meant cracking down on immigration and so he's done that not only with immigration but with the we're number of refugees allowed into this country this is a broader point is right now as the congress needs to take up the issue of immigration and so they are going back and forth they're trying to find some common ground the president is insisting if he's going to let the dreamers as they're called these

work and they could face deportation this will have a huge economic impact on el salvador about twenty percent of its economy is based on remitted ruben says from the united states i don't have a very obviously personal effect on these families still. the door as i pointed out to homeland security official one of the most violent in the hemisphere and is still economically depressed they state to me that that is no longer a factor that's not an official factor if congress wants to keep them here they can but if not the trump administration says they need to go all right thank you very much patty hein in washington d.c. . the french president emanuel micron is down to move europe's partnership with china into the twenty first century and his first state visit to the world's most populous country michael met the chinese president xi jinping in beijing and started his trip in the engine capital of ch'an he wants china in the age of what together to share the benefits of increased trade and find ways to meet the challenge of global warming. you know a lot of it is and it's up to europe in asia to france and chin

el salvador, honduras. of creating viable economies in that region would be tremendous.ry: are you vetting for projects on the border wall? no. president trump said is that the top of his agenda, and says it doesn't cost money. is there anything in congress to appropriate the funds that are required for this plan? >> this is a fantastic question. it looks and it is happening with president trump spiff researcher plan -- your kind of removing the federal government from the conversation. you're focusing on states and we somehow these. congressman told me, the congressman right that big check. someone has to fill this gap of where does this money come from. are going totates bring in private investors, someone has to structure those projects. somebody has to produce the feasibility studies, and that capability doesn't exist in the public sector in the u.s. right now. going to need to play a role, and you are going to have to bring democrats and republicans together to make this happen. blueprints 2025 -- setting up plans for infrastructure projects, what exactly is this? i

money sent from the us back to el salvador makes a significant contribution to the country's weak economyisters say they are trying to find a solution. —— salvadorian ministers. translation: we will work tirelessly with the congress to reach a solution for these compatriots who live and work in the united states. cancelling these permits is part of a broader crackdown on illegal emigration in the us. supporters describe it as a long overdue move, but critics say it ignores the violence in el salvador, which has one of the world's highest murder rates. syrian government forces, backed by russia, have targeted ten medicalfacilities in northern syria over the last ten days. that is what sources on the ground tell the bbc. for nearly 11.5 years, the rebel stronghold in the suburbs of damascus has been under siege. the area has been bombed repeatedly, and thousands are malnourished. now, the situation in eastern ghouta is becoming ever more desperate. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has this report, which includes some distressing images. after almost seven years of war, the

money sent from the us back to el salvador makes a significant contribution to the country's weak economyre trying to find a solution. translation: we will work tirelessly with the congress to reach a solution, for these compatriots who live and work in the united states. cancelling these permits is part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration in the us. supporters describe it as a long overdue move, but critics say it ignores the violence in el salvador, which has one of the world's highest murder rates. some of australia's first same—sex marriages have taken place, following a 30—day notice period after new legislation was signed into law in december. it has been a day of celebration. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith, joins us live from sydney. plenty of couples lined up to take the plunge. some desperate to be the first. some happened a few minutes after midnight including two australian athletes, both sprinters, who wanted to be the first. they married in new south wales. there we re married in new south wales. there were some early ones in melbourne and in perth as well. and t

economy is on the upswing. >>> this next story takes us south to el salvador. a massive earthquake and 2,500 aftershocks rocked that country in 2001. shortly after the u.s. approved something called temporary protective status for salvadorans that allowed them to come to the u.s. and work legally. today the trump administration announced that's over and the decision could split up a family in maryland. john henry brings us that part of the story. >> reporter: tps, temporary protected status, basically it allows certain foreign nationals to stay here in the state if their homeland experiences a war or natural disaster. one participant in the program? el salvador. there are 200,000 el salvadorans in the state on this status. the department of homeland security status for salvadorans because much of the country has recovered from that earthquake. however, that leaves a lot of families in a bind. >> i have my daughter, son. >> reporter: he bought a new house and is worried about his future. >> in this country you have a opportunity. in my country you don't have opp

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when people are here for 20 plus years, in the case of el salvador, they have rouots, they're contributing to the society, they're making our economyong. we need to look at this and find a better way to come up with a permanent solution. >> would you be willing to work with us? >> absolutely. >> good, thank you. i think i'll end it there. thank you. >> thank you. senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to begin with -- religious worker visas, which are a crucially important issue for my state. i had been scheduled to meet last week with uscis personnel, the director, on the issue. unfortunately the meeting had to be canceled at the last minute. i'm hopeful it can be resched e rescheduled soon. i'm planning to act the director to consider revising the regulation in instances where the petitioning charge is a frequent user of r-1 visas and has a strong record of compliance with r-1 rules and regulations. increased device in r-1 visa processing times have had a negative effect on applicants and the important humanitarian and work that they do. will you please follow up with director sisna and ask him to give this request a

el salvador, they have roots. they are contributing to the society and making our economy strong. so we do need to look at this and find a better way to come up with permanent solution. >> would be willing to work with us in that regard? >> absolutely. >> good. thank you. i think i'll end it there. thank you. >> thank you. senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to begin with religious visa which are important for our state. i was scheduled to work last year with ucis personnel. our director on the issue. but unfortunately the meeting had to be canceled at the last minute chblt i minute. i'm hopeful it can be reschedule soon. i'm asking him to consider the r 1 solution to blanket petition for uncompensated mission narryes in instances where the petitioning church is a frequent user of r 1 visa and has a strong compliance with our rules and regulations. increased in our r 1 visa has had sharply negative effect on our r 1 cease applicants and the important humanitarian work they do. will you please follow up with director cessna and ask him to give this request all possi

el salvador deal with this many people? and can they deal with a loss of 70% of their economy?rimental effect on them, you will see a wave of folks coming up from the southern border. it's something no one wants to see to see. >> dana: i imagine that one, this must be contemporary so it can be a concern and two, the president wants to build a wall and hopefully prevent unlawful entry into the united states. i understand administration says they're going to get involved but if this is 2001, 16 years, presumably -- maybe hundreds of children who were born here? they would be american citizens. the administration says they aren't going to get involved in the families decision-making about how to leave or who has to leave. >> right. what you would see is a lot of american kids who are now going to potentially lose their parents, who are here with a lawful status but that expires, unfortunately. i understand what the administration is saying. i just think the impact to our hemisphere, the united states and our economy and potentially to incentivize folks from the southern border, th

economy. shery: it could've been a done deal on daca but it has broken down after president trump made incendiary remarks that we must not repeat here about haiti, el salvadorafrican countries. the comments came in an oval office meeting with a group of senators who are

trump's announcement many living in el salvador itself are i heavily on money sent from relatives in the u.s. so the move could have a devastating effect on the country's economy ok the events are not on the national level it will have a focus because also over the over sustained barbara mitten sees former us which will be a lot of compliments but done together will it's shocking it leaves a bad taste in one's mouth because it will always affect all salvadorans those who receive money from relatives or not the situation is bad particle laden has more now from washington d.c. . the department of homeland security says in eighteen months two hundred sixty two thousand five hundred people are going to have to leave this country and go back to el salvador they can even say how many kids could be impacted it's likely many of them are parents to children born here in the united states so they're there for american citizens they are giving them eighteen months to basically figure out how to go home after that they lose their work permits likely their jobs and they risk deportation now previous presidents both democrats and republicans have continued the program even

el salvador rely heavily on money sent from relatives in the u.s. so the move could have a devastating effect on the country's economy if you look at the events are not in the national level it will have an effect because and so it will be sustained by the mission cease from the us it will be a lot of coal blooms but. it's shocking it leaves a bad taste in one's mouth because it will always affect the durance those who receive money from relatives the situation is bad well pascall he has more now from washington d.c. the department of homeland security says in eighteen months two hundred sixty two thousand five hundred people are going to have to leave this country and go back to el salvador they can even say how many kids could be impacted it's likely many of them are parents to children born here in the united states so they're there for american citizens they are giving them eighteen months to basically figure out how to go home after that they lose their work permits likely their jobs and they risk deportation now previous presidents both democrats and republicans have continued the program even though it was initially because of their earthquake

el salvador. they have roots. they are contributing to the society and making our economy strong. we do need to look at this and find a better way to come up with a permanent solution. sen. feinstein: would you be willing to work with us? sec. nielsen: absolutely. sen. feinstein: good, thank you. i think i will end it there. thank you. sen. grassley: senator hatch. hatch: thank you, mr. chairman. withld like to begin religious worker visa's, which are crucially important issue for my state. i have been scheduled to meet with you and personnel on the issue, but unfortunately the meeting had to be canceled at the last minute. i'm hopeful it can be rescheduled soon. i'm planning to asked the director to consider revising the regulations to allow up like a petition for traditionally uncompensated missionaries and instances where the frequent user is one of our visas and has a strong record of our compliances of rules and regulations. increased delays in our visas have had a sharply negative affect on our one visa applications and the important humanitarian and ecclesiastical work that

el salvador. >> or 200,000 who have tps and the status was just revoked by the administration last week, you are taking that contribution away from the economy these people are going to wal-mart. they are buying gas. they are buying clothes. they are going to supermarkets and they are stimulating local and national economy. >> tucker: so you are speaking in generalizations and, again, i actually ghir. >admire. these are the rates of welfare use by country. these are families that are using at least one welfare program in the united states from central and south american immigrants it's 73%. >> can you tell me where that is. >> >> center for immigration studies. the people who keep the numbers on this and from south asia a nonwhite region it's 17%. >> by the way coming from the network. >> i'm not say saying that freedom south asia have better than people from south america there is economic cost in bringing people over who are more likely to go on public services and who are poorer. that's not a racial attack. it's an economic observation in a country that has a ton of poor people already and have you no answer for that other than oh it's ch

economy. shery: it could've been a done deal on daca but it has broken down after president trump made incendiary remarks that we must not repeat here about haiti, el salvador, and african countries. the comments came in an oval office meeting with a group of senators who are presenting a bipartisan immigration deal that have been reached. us morning on twitter, the president denied the remarks but democratic with dick durbin, who was presenting the plan along with lindsey graham, pushed back. comments inseen the the press, i have not read one of them that is inaccurate. to no surprise, the president started tweeting this morning, denying he used those words. it is not true. he said these hate filled things, and he sent them repeatedly. white houselcome reporter shannon pettypiece. how much has the threat of a potential government shutdown risen in the past 24 hours? shannon: these comments, again, certainly are not helpful, about haiti come in getting a bipartisan deal. to the extent immigration and daca is part of the government deadline, ited as only complicates things. it also comes with its things on reaching broader immigration deals, if they decide t

el salvador they have roots. they are contributing to the society. they are otherwise making our economy strong.d to look at this and find a better way to come up with a permanent solution. >> would you be willing to work with us in that regard? >> absolutely. >> good, thank you. i think i'll end it there, thank you. >> thank you. senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to begin with religious worker visas, a very important issue for my state. i had been scheduled to meet last week uscis personnel, our director on the issue. unfortunately the meeting had to be canceled at the last minute. i'm hopeful it can be rescheduled soon. i'm planning to ask the director to consider revising the r1 regulation to allow uncompensated missionaries in instances where the petitioning church is a frequent user of r1 visa and complies with our rules and regulations. increased delays in r1 visa times have had a very negative effect on r1 visa applications and applicants and the important humanitarian work that they do. will you please follow up with the director and ask him to give this request all

economy over the next ten years. >> mike. >> congressman, el salvador has one of the highest homicide rates in the world as a country many people from el salvador living in texas. we have a proposal to shift hundreds of thousands back to their country after they've been here 15, 16, 17 years. despite the lethal threat to many of them. >> yes, absolutely unconscionable. 200,000 salvadorans in this country. in some cases, they've been here for sa years. lived most of their lives here in the united states. are ensuring we have secure, safe, successful communities. about a quarter of those i represent in congress were born in another country. they are the reason in large part for our security. the fact that el paso's routinely one of the safest cities in america. second of all, there's every reason in the world to make sure we can capitalize on their contributions to our country and enforcing el salvador at its most vulnerable moment to absorb 200,000 people from this country is going to produce more pressures and more problems. that will come back right on our front doorstep on the texas/mexico border. >> quickly befor

el salvador. they have roots. they are contributing to the society and making our economy strong. we do need to look at this and find a better way to come up with a permanent solution. sen. feinstein: would you be willing to work with us? sec. nielsen: absolutely. sen. feinstein: good, thank you. i think i will end it there. thank you. sen. grassley: senator hatch. sen. hatch: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to begin with religious worker visas, which are crucially important issue for my state. -- which are a crucially important issue for my state. i have been scheduled to meet with you and personnel on the issue, but unfortunately the meeting had to be canceled at the last minute. i'm hopeful it can be rescheduled soon. i'm planning to ask the director to consider revising the regulations to allow up like a petition for traditionally uncompensated missionaries and instances where the frequent -- in instances where the petitioning church is a frequent user and has a strong record of our compliances of rules and regulations. increased delays in our visas have had a sharply ne

economies there. you look at the challenges there. you know, it is tough, right? you've got per capita gdp there in norway of nearly $70,000, in the united states nearly $60,000. in el salvador8,000. in haiti, almost 2,000. they very different economic equation and life expect tan sy in part as a result of the higher per capita income. now puts norway ahead of the united states actually. el salavador is 91. matey is 146. they have rampant crime in these places. economies are challenged. people struggle to get an education. it is great to have hard-working peel to come here, but is there anything wrong to say okay, we need nurses it this year? we'll go to the philippines and find highly-educated nurses to bring them here? or we need engineers. and they have tremendous engineering program in india and we'll bring those people specifically here for engineering jobs if you're not asking for the moon. you're just identifying what it is that we need as a country and going out and cnbcing it. joining me right now conservative review contributor tom borelli and democratic strategist, robin biro. why is this so wrong? >> this is wrong, trish for the very simple reason when donald tru

el salvador was struck by an earthquake that left destruction and tragedy in its wake resulting in 250,000 coming to the u.s. since then, they have been key parts of our community and important contributors for our economy. it is cruel and inhumane that they will not longer be afforded protective status and have to go back to unsafe and uncertainty conditions. i urge the administration to reconsider its decision and i ask my colleagues to join me in a letter to the administration asking it to right this wrong and also to extend this status for honduras. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, each january, we honor the life of dr. martin luther king junior to help us live out the true meaning of our creed. dr. king dedicated his life to justice and equality and he died for it. but even with his ideals, dr. king would never have had the impact if it weren't for his willingness to dedicate his life to service. that path of service is open to us all

hundreds thousands more from haiti and el salvador, many more from00 dor yas -- these people have lived in our country, sometimes for decades, contributed to our economy, many have american citizen children, and sending them back to their home nations at this time, countries which are already destabilized to a degree will exacerbate the local and regional problems. i am proud of the legislation i have written supported by numerous colleagues to create a legal path way to t.p.s. rerecipients -- recipients. the united states military is the finest in the world, but increasingly president trump wants our men and women in uniform to do what should be the responsibility of our diplomatic and development corps, our forces for peace. it's not just a slow and steady transfer of priorities or responsibilities from foggy bottom to the pentagon, president trump has failed to fill national security jobs and gutting our development of our diplomatic security. and accuses the senate of not doing its obligation for -- the administration does not have nominees for 72 of those jobs, just under 50% one year after being in office. the administration has had a cut of ove

el salvador. so our t.p.s. population in maryland exceeds the daca population. my own state recipients contribute $1.2 billion to the gross domestic product of my state. so this is a major part of the maryland economy. this is a very similar situation to the dreamers. they get a six- to 18-month extension. they have been here for decades because of the underlying conditions in the countries from which they came still exists. benefit listen to central -- i have been to central america. i can tell you that it is not safe for people to return to their gang communities. they have the same or similar situation. they no know no other country but america. if they are required to go back it will tear families apart. we need toage o-- we need to acn order to protect this group of citizens. i want to acknowledge the fact the legislation that was introduced -- i join my colleagues senator van hollen, feinstein, and others that will provide a legislative effect, s. 23144, the secure act. i am pleased that the outline of the durbin-graham compromise legislation includes relief for t.p.s. recipients. the legislation would make changes to the diversity visa lottery program and reallocate half the annual visas to