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Trump to speak in New York on 'violent animals' of illegal immigrant gangs 'unmatched in brutality'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoLast week, Trump raised eyebrows when he used the word "animals" to describe some people who enter the country illegally, in response to a comment about MS-13. The president has doubled down on his rhetoric, saying he will continue to use the term in referring to the gang.
Donald Trump draws rebuke for comparing some immigrants with 'animals' at border security talk
• 7 years agoWhile railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric.
US Homeland Security boss Kirstjen Nielsen defends Trump Govt practice of separating immigrant families; says 'it happens everyday'
• 7 years agoThe head of the Department of Homeland Security defended the Trump administration's practice of separating children from parents when the family is being prosecuted for entering the U.S. illegally, telling a Senate committee Tuesday that removing children from parents facing criminal charges happens "in the United States every day."
Immigration back in spotlight before US midterms; Republican moderates impatient for change say they'll force House votes on 4 bills
Fp Staff • 7 years agoFaced with zero movement on immigration legislation and US President Donald Trump's hardline stance on inflows into America, Republican moderates defied party leaders and took steps Wednesday toward forcing election-year House votes on the issue.
In $1.3 trillion budget, what did Trump get for border wall? Read the fine print here
• 7 years agoTrump got the $1.6 billion he sought for one year of funding but he wanted a long-term wall financing commitment. In January, the administration proposed $25 billion over 10 years for the wall in a package that would have included a path to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants and sharp cuts to legal immigration. That effort failed.
Under Donald Trump, 91% of judges nominated to US federal courts are white men
• 7 years agoPresident Donald Trump is nominating white men to America's federal courts at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years.
Donald Trump decides to end DACA; New York, Washington vow to file lawsuit to protect beneficiaries
• 8 years agoDonald Trump’s decision to end protections and benefits for young people under DACA who were brought into the United States illegally as children face a legal challenge from New York
US Census reveals median age has gone up; every ethnic group grew, but whites slowest
• 8 years agoThe United States is growing older and more ethnically diverse, a trend that could put strains on government programs from Medicare to education..
Donald Trump's proposed budget to slash Medicaid, raises concerns from minority communities
• 8 years agoTrump's budget will slash Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provide health insurance for millions of poor families.
Barack Obama's scandal-free administration might get dirty with Clinton's email probe
Anirudh Bhattacharyya • 8 years agoIf that does occur, those circumstances will roil either the final two months of Obama’s tenure or the initial period of a Clinton term.