The Republican Party has become the party of Trump - characterized by a combination of ignorance, racism, and bigotry. There is no way to hold rational policy discussions with such people. I have no problem with expanding the criteria for refugee status to include humanitarian reasons. People coming from countries other than Mexico more often than not are fleeing not only dire poverty but life threatening poverty due to natural disasters and also violence, although the violence may be related to many factors in addition to politics or war.