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Trump's executive order begins his immigration crackdown
President Trump has issued orders to implement his promise to build a "Great Wall" on the Mexican border and penalize cities and other localities that try to protect undocumented immigrants from being rounded up and deported.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: US-Mexico border (Ted Hesson/Long Island Wins)
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3 storiesMexican President Peña Nieto cancels US trip after Twitter battle
Speaking of next week’s meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, President Trump spoke yesterday of "working together on a positive trade, safe borders and economy" to "enhance the relations between our two nations not seen before in a very long time." Today, he announced that they have agreed to cancel the meetings.
Read the story7 minCampaign promises aren't all made to be broken
Candidate Trump said he'd build that wall on the Mexican border and crackdown on "sanctuary" cities that harbor undocumented immigrants. As President, he's ordering implementation — despite massive cost, dispute about whether America will be safer — and civil liberties issues.
Read the story34 minA government untethered from the truth?
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has no experience running the Department that oversees foreign policy, and today the entire management team has either resigned or been asked to resign. That’s according to the Washington Post , where Karen Tumulty is a national political correspondent.
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