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Trump leaves room for negotiation in push for U.S. border wall funds
By Reuters staff ~ Reuters ~ August 1, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again on Monday to shut down the federal government over his demands for a border wall ... -
Immigration storm bears down on Republicans
By Racehl Bade ~ Politico ~ July 2, 2018 GOP lawmakers can’t hide from a debate that continues to fracture the party. House Republicans left Washington last week relieved that ... -
How Trump’s immigration crackdown could slam the U.S. economy
Ben White ~ Politico ~ June 27, 2018 The latest POLITICO Money podcast explores immigration’s role in a tightening labor market. The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could severely limit American ... -
‘It’s Horrendous’: The Heartache of a Migrant Boy Taken From His Father
By Miriam Jordan ~ NY Times ~ June 7, 2018 Photo credit: José, 5, a child who was separated from his father at the United States border, keeps drawings of ... -
Sessions defends separating families at the border
By Ted Hesson ~ Politico ~ June 5, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday defended the increase in family separations expected to result from a new Trump administration strategy to ... -
Judge Says Yes To Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Family Separation Policy
Photo credit: Andrea Elena Castro, daughter of Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, holds a U.S. flag during a Rally For Our Children event on May 31 to protest the "zero tolerance" ... -
Ryan promises immigration legislation in hopes of avoiding a showdown among House Republicans
By Mike DeBonis ~ Washington Post ~ June 8, 2018 House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Thursday promised to produce legislation that meets President Trump’s hard-line immigration demands and addresses ... -
House GOP Immigration Negotiations Reach Critical Juncture
Disagreement over legal status for Dreamers remains key sticking point By Lindsey McPherson, Roll Call ~ June 6, 2018 House Republicans head into a critical two days of immigration negotiations ... -
A DACA Vote at Last?
By Harold Meyerson ~ LA Times ~ June 4, 2018 Americans want to legalize the “Dreamers” — immigrants who were brought here illegally as children — and most Americans want ... -
Too Many Border Agents
A Border Patrol agent walks along a border structure in San Diego, Calif. on June 22, 2016. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press) By Christine Stenglein, John Hudak, LA Times ~ ...