Source : NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWS
Francis, who received Trump at the Vatican during his first term in the White House in 2017 for a half-hour meeting, has criticised him for his anti-migrant policies in the past.
In February 2016, when asked about the then-US presidential hopeful’s anti-immigration stance, he said: “Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian”.
And last year the Argentine Jesuit made a rare foray into the US election season to call harsh anti-migrant attitudes “madness” and criticise right-wing US Catholic figures for overly conservative stances.
Trump, 78, has also vowed to end birthright citizenship, calling it “ridiculous”, though it is guaranteed by the US constitution.
Analysts also expect him to issue executive orders on other aspects of immigration policy, and he is weighing declaring a national emergency, which would allow him to unlock Pentagon resources.
SOURCE :- NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
