Donald Trump - Trump says U.S. admits 100,000 "permanent immigrants" annually from Middle East

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Trump says U.S. admits 100,000 "permanent immigrants" annually from Middle East Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises his administration would be tough on immigration. He would temporarily suspend immigration from regions with a "history of exporting terrorism" and call for "extreme vetting" of people who want to come to the United States, Trump said Aug. 15 in Youngstown, Ohio. He raised concerns over the amount of people already coming in. "The size of current immigration flows are too large to perform adequate screening," Trump said. "We admit about 100,000 permanent immigrants from the Middle East every year." Trump's comment about the adequacy of the vetting system is an opinion. But we ... >> More

By: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump