▁and ▁Border ▁Security " ▁which ▁proposed ▁replacing ▁D AC A ▁with ▁a ▁" path ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 8 ▁million ▁individuals ." ▁The ▁" framework " ▁plan ▁would ▁also ▁reduce ▁family ▁imm igration , ▁abol ish ▁the ▁" lot tery ▁vis a " ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁$ 2 5 ▁billion ▁trust ▁fund ▁for ▁an ▁expanded ▁" border ▁wall ▁system ." ▁This ▁proposal ▁has ▁been ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁mixed ▁reception , ▁but ▁imm igration ▁featured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁president ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁speech . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁declared ▁a ▁national ▁emer gency ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁move ▁military ▁fund ing ▁towards ▁building ▁the ▁wall . ▁This ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁significant ▁criticism ▁and ▁back l ash ▁from ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁major ▁political ▁parties . ▁Through out ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁Trump ▁has ▁maintained ▁his ▁st ance ▁on ▁imm igration , ▁prom ising ▁that ▁his ▁plan ▁will ▁prior it ize ▁the ▁" job s , ▁w ages , ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁American ▁workers " ▁and ▁" prom ote ▁American ▁values ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁laws ▁concerning ▁imm igration ▁and ▁natural ization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Mexico – Un ited ▁States ▁bar rier ▁ ▁Il legal ▁imm igration ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁reduction ▁ ▁Open ▁imm igration ▁ ▁Republic ans ▁for