Jeff Sessions: NYC bombing boosts case for immigration reform

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday’s attempted terror attack in New York City underscores the need for immigration reform and the adoption of a merit-based immigration system.

“The president is exactly correct about the changes we need to our immigration system,” Sessions said in a statement. “We have now seen two terrorist attacks in New York City in less than two months carried out by people who came here as a result of our failed immigration policies that do not serve the national interest — the diversity lottery and chain migration.”