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NEW: In his State of the Union, @realDonaldTrump ad-libbed a line proposing to expand legal immigration to record highs.

Today he says he's serious about it.

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Trump's new call for expanding legal immigration has alarmed advocates who want fewer immigrants in the US—illegal or legal.

"If the White House follows through on this it’s going to blow up in his face," says @MarkSKrikorian.

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Trump's calls for more legal immigration contradict a record of pushing to cut legal immigration via limits on family green cards, work visas, diversity lottery & refugees.

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The irony is that the overarching goal of restrictionist advocates is to cut LEGAL immigration by as much as possible. They care less about the wall.

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“The president has said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and his base would stay with him, and that’s probably true. But (expanding legal immigration) is one thing that he won’t be able to get away with.”

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