Stephen Miller Touted Vision of NO More Refugees in U.S., Book Claims

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-28/book-says-trump-adviser-spoke-dismissively-about-refugees



Washington (AP) -- The author of a new tell-all book about the White House under President Donald Trump says one of Trump's top policy advisers spoke dismissively about refugees.

Stephen Miller, who has pushed Trump to adopt stricter immigration policies, is quoted as saying, "I would be happy if not a single refugee foot ever again touched American soil," according to Cliff Sims, a former White House communications aide and author of "Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days in the Trump White House," due in stores Tuesday.

The Associated Press obtained a copy Monday.

Miller did not respond to an emailed request for comment. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said during a rare televised briefing Monday, "I'm not aware of any statement like that that Stephen Miller has ever made."

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Sims writes that, any time a refugee or immigrant committed a "gruesome" crime, Miller would walk over to the White House press office to demand that press releases be issued about the cases. Sims says Miller made the comment about refugees during a conversation the two were having about immigration.

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