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Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Vance predicts net negative immigration number in 2025
Vice President JD Vance previewed historic numbers on illegal immigration and promised the administration would ramp up deportations in the future. 'I think in 2025 we will have the first net negative immigration number in about 50 or 60 years in the United States,' he said. The vice president spoke about the issue at an artificial intelligence summit in Washington, DC hosted by the four co-hosts of the All-in Podcast. He addressed criticism that the Trump administration was deporting illegal immigrants at a similar rate as the Biden administration, but said that Biden's numbers were inflated. Under Biden, he explained, any illegal immigrant that was caught crossing the border and immediately removed was counted as an official deportation, but argued that it did not represent a net negative. Trump's 'net negative' numbers of deportation, he explained, were of illegal immigrants who had already entered and settled in the United States. He conceded that some of the president's supporters were dissatisfied by the low deportation numbers, adding that he 'shared' that frustration. The vice president blamed the courts for trying to slow the number of deportations, but appeared optimistic that the increased funding for ICE in the Big Beautiful Bill would help boost the Trump administration's numbers. Trump's immigration czar Tom Homan told the Daily Mail at the White House on Thursday he was hopeful the administration could reach Vance's goal before the end of the year. 'I hope so too but it depends on how quickly we can get the resources in,' he said. 'Great goal ... but I don't know, there's too many factors, how many people we can we get on the streets.' 'Our goal is to arrest everyone we can,' he added. 'Prioritize the criminals, address the nationals security threats.' Vance said there were many voices in the administration who had differing opinions on immigration, but that he sided with the hardliners on the issue. 'Me and Stephen Miller are probably the two most hardline people in the entire administration when it comes to immigration, so there's always more that we can do,' he said, referring to the president's deputy chief of staff who also serves as the president's homeland security advisor. Vance acknowledged the president was sensitive to industries like farms and restaurants who relied in illegal immigration, but that the deportations would continue. 'What the president has said, we're not going to do amnesty in this country, we are actually not going to tell people who have come into the country illegally that they're allowed to break our laws and get rewarded for it,' he said. During the presidential campaign, Vance indicated he wanted to see one million deportations a year, but estimates show the Trump administration could only deport about 500,000 at the current rate. Trump's enhanced focus on deportation has outraged Democrats and immigration advocates who argue that his policies are brutal and inhumane. Reports of masked ICE agents arriving at immigration courts in New York or Home Depot parking lots in California to arrest day laborers has drawn increased criticism. But the vice president pointed to the administration's work to stop drug cartels, reducing the number of missing children at the border and the work of human traffickers. 'When you enforce the nation's border laws, that is the most compassionate thing to do both for your own people but also the people who are illegally trafficked,' he said and added, 'there's nothing discompassionate, there's nothing hateful about enforcing your own borders.' As the vice president appeared at the summit to talk about tech policies and artificial intelligence, he was also sharply critical of tech companies for laying of American workers but still trying to get more work visas for cheap foreign labor. 'I don't want companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then to go and say, "We can't find workers here in America.' That's a [expletive] story,"' he said. He noted that critics of the administration who warned that deporting illegal immigrants would actually hurt the economy and raise inflation were wrong, citing recent economic numbers. 'It turns out that if you put your faith in American workers, you can build great companies, you can build a great economy, tou don't have to build an entire economy on illegal labor, which is what the Democrats told us we had to do,' he said.
Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
JD Vance teases historic deportation milestone as he previews more ICE raids
Vice President JD Vance previewed historic numbers on illegal immigration and promised the administration would ramp up deportations in the future. 'I think in 2025 we will have the first net negative immigration number in about 50 or 60 years in the United States,' he said. The vice president spoke about the issue at an artificial intelligence summit in Washington, DC hosted by the four co-hosts of the All-in Podcast. He addressed criticism that the Trump administration was deporting illegal immigrants at a similar rate as the Biden administration, but said that Biden's numbers were inflated. Under Biden, he explained, any illegal immigrant that was caught crossing the border and immediately removed was counted as an official deportation, but argued that it did not represent a net negative. Trump's 'net negative' numbers of deportation, he explained, were of illegal immigrants who had already entered and settled in the United States. He conceded that some of the president's supporters were dissatisfied by the low deportation numbers, adding that he 'shared' that frustration. The vice president blamed the courts for trying to slow the number of deportations, but appeared optimistic that the increased funding for ICE in the Big Beautiful Bill would help boost the Trump administration's numbers. Trump's immigration czar Tom Homan told the Daily Mail at the White House on Thursday he was hopeful the administration could reach Vance's goal before the end of the year. 'I hope so too but it depends on how quickly we can get the resources in,' he said. 'Great goal ... but I don't know, there's too many factors, how many people we can we get on the streets.' 'Our goal is to arrest everyone we can,' he added. 'Prioritize the criminals, address the nationals security threats.' Vance said there were many voices in the administration who had differing opinions on immigration, but that he sided with the hardliners on the issue. 'Me and Stephen Miller are probably the two most hardline people in the entire administration when it comes to immigration, so there's always more that we can do,' he said, referring to the president's deputy chief of staff who also serves as the president's homeland security advisor. Vance acknowledged the president was sensitive to industries like farms and restaurants who relied in illegal immigration, but that the deportations would continue. 'What the president has said, we're not going to do amnesty in this country, we are actually not going to tell people who have come into the country illegally that they're allowed to break our laws and get rewarded for it,' he said. During the presidential campaign, Vance indicated he wanted to see one million deportations a year, but estimates show the Trump administration could only deport about 500,000 at the current rate. Trump's enhanced focus on deportation has outraged Democrats and immigration advocates who argue that his policies are brutal and inhumane. Reports of masked ICE agents arriving at immigration courts in New York or Home Depot parking lots in California to arrest day laborers has drawn increased criticism. But the vice president pointed to the administration's work to stop drug cartels, reducing the number of missing children at the border and the work of human traffickers. 'When you enforce the nation's border laws, that is the most compassionate thing to do both for your own people but also the people who are illegally trafficked,' he said and added, 'there's nothing discompassionate, there's nothing hateful about enforcing your own borders.' As the vice president appeared at the summit to talk about tech policies and artificial intelligence, he was also sharply critical of tech companies for laying of American workers but still trying to get more work visas for cheap foreign labor. 'I don't want companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then to go and say, "We can't find workers here in America.' That's a bullshit story,"' he said. He noted that critics of the administration who warned that deporting illegal immigrants would actually hurt the economy and raise inflation were wrong, citing recent economic numbers. 'It turns out that if you put your faith in American workers, you can build great companies, you can build a great economy, tou don't have to build an entire economy on illegal labor, which is what the Democrats told us we had to do,' he said.
NBC News
10 hours ago
- NBC News
House Democrats force Republicans to take vote after vote on Epstein files
WASHINGTON — As the Republican-led House of Representatives prepared to leave town for its annual summer recess, Democrats had the same goal: forcing them over and over again to confront the Epstein issue that's divided the GOP. Across several committees Wednesday, Democrats brought up amendments on whether the government's files on the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be released. It did not matter the focus of the panel, from oversight issues to financial services, Democrats forced the issue. It's part of a broader effort by Democrats to capitalize on a pain point for Republicans, a rare moment when President Donald Trump appears to be out of step with his base. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ultimately canceled the House's final day of votes before recess after Democrats ground a key organizing committee to a halt with Epstein amendments. Members now head home to their districts for what Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday called 'the Epstein recess.' The flurry of Democratic amendment offerings in the House succeeded in one case Wednesday. A motion by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., to compel the Justice Department to release files tied to Epstein was approved in a House Oversight subcommittee hearing. A committee spokesperson later said the subpoena will be issued but did not provide timing. 'Numerous members of this committee and this subcommittee have called for answers and transparency,' Lee said during the hearing. 'So let's do something about it.' Lee's motion attracted the votes of three Republicans, who joined with five Democrats to pass it. In other committees, however, similar attempts by Democrats did not gain traction. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., offered an amendment during a Financial Services Committee meeting Wednesday to require the Treasury Department to turn over information related to Epstein's financial transactions. Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., ruled that her amendment was not relevant to the legislation that the committee was dealing with and when Tlaib tried to appeal his ruling, Republicans voted that down. Over in the Education and the Workforce Committee, Democrats planned to introduce an Epstein-related amendment to a bill designed to enhance the detection of human trafficking. But that bill was pulled from consideration during the committee's markup, prompting Oregon Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici to ask why. 'Is it because the majority did not want to vote on my amendment requiring the Department of Labor to release the Epstein files?' she asked. Education Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., responded that he had discretion as head of the panel to set its agenda but did not elaborate. Democrats began bringing up Epstein-related votes in the Rules Committee last week, with Republicans voting down multiple efforts to bring forward measures requiring the release of information related to the convicted sex offender. Republican leaders eventually had to placate their members on the Rules Committee, who did not want to keep voting down Epstein measures, by bringing forward their own, symbolic resolution calling for the release of certain Epstein documents. Johnson has not put that bill on the floor for full House consideration. Democrats were prepared to repeat their efforts in the Rules Committee this week, but the panel recessed without advancing any legislation in order to avoid more votes on Epstein documents. Without action by the Rules Committee, which all legislation must pass through before reaching the floor, the House canceled votes Thursday and let members leave town a day early. Even with the House out for recess, Democrats had planned to keep the amendments coming Thursday. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., planned to introduce an amendment during a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting to force the Justice Department to provide Congress with a report on its Epstein investigation. That scheduled meeting, however, to advance one of the 12 spending bills that Congress must pass before Sept. 30, was postponed Wednesday night, with the Republican-led committee citing the House's cancellation of votes as the reason. It is not just committee hearings where Democrats have hammered Republicans on the Epstein matter. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has repeatedly criticized Republicans over the issue during his press conferences in the past two weeks. 'Why haven't Republicans released the Epstein files to the American people?' he asked during a press conference Wednesday. 'It's reasonable to conclude that Republicans are continuing to protect the lifestyles of the rich and shameless, even if that includes pedophiles.' Several Republicans have shot back at Democrats, asking why they did not pursue the Epstein files while President Joe Biden was in office. 'The Biden administration held the Epstein files for four years,' Johnson said Wednesday. 'Not a single one of these Democrats or anyone in Congress made any peep about that at all.' The speaker continued, saying Democrats 'waited until President Trump was elected.'
