THE nomination of Jeff Sessions as attorney-general is a reminder that words spoken on the campaign trail have meaning, that politics is not show business, and that governments take decisions that make or break lives. The 69-year-old senator from Alabama, one of Mr Trump’s earliest supporters and closest adviser from the world of politics, will have sweeping powers over immigration enforcement. If confirmed by the Senate, he will hold in his hands the fate of the 740,000 migrants who arrived as children and were granted the right to stay and work by Barack Obama under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals scheme (DACA).
Mr Sessions has several times sought to pass laws abolishing DACA. He has spent the past decade leading opposition to bipartisan immigration reform bills. He is a sceptic of the H1-B visa scheme that helps companies recruit skilled foreigners, such as scientists or engineers. Mr Sessions has opposed curbs on harsh interrogations for terror suspects (see Continue reading
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