3/6/2017

IMMIGRATION/IRAN/IRAQ/LIBYA/SOMALIA/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/YEMEN: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the Nation from terrorist activities by foreign nationals […]

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3/6/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Trump on Monday [3-6-17] signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from predominantly Muslim nations, removing Iraqi citizens from the original travel ban at the urging of the State and Defense departments. The order, which comes about a month after federal judges blocked Mr. Trump’s […]

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3/6/2017

IMMIGRATION/IRAQ/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “Iraq was removed from a revised version of an executive order banning travel from certain Muslim-majority countries after intensive lobbying from the Iraqi government at the highest levels, a senior US official told CNN Monday. President Donald Trump signed the order midday in the Oval Office, according to the […]

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3/3/2017

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/WALL: “Perched more than 20 feet in the air atop the border fence between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, a Mexican lawmaker delivers a message to President Donald Trump. ‘It’s completely unnecessary — and it’s absurd — to build a wall that costs $15 billion,’ Braulio Guerra says in Spanish as a camera rolls. ‘Look, […]

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2/26/2017

DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s sympathetic remarks about the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers — ‘these incredible kids,’ he has called them — were a surprising turn for a man who had vowed during the campaign to ‘immediately terminate’ their protections from deportation. But they are unlikely to be the last word. Mr. Trump […]

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2/21/2017

IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: “Almost everybody living in the U.S. illegally is now subject to deportation, and more undocumented arrivals at the southern border will be jailed or sent back to Mexico to await a hearing rather than released into the U.S., under memos issued Tuesday [2-21-17] by the Department of Homeland Security… Under former President Barack Obama’s […]

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2/16/2017

IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “Immigrant advocates and local law enforcers expressed fears on Thursday [2-16-17] that the arrest of an undocumented woman at a Texas courthouse as she sought protection from domestic violence would discourage others from asking for help. Officials in El Paso, Texas, said that the detention of the woman moments after Immigration and […]

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2/16/2017

IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/POLITICS: “A meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement intended to mollify lawmakers who are concerned one week after a round-up of nearly 700 undocumented immigrants had the opposite effect Thursday, as organizers expelled rank-and-file members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus… According to a fact sheet from ICE given out at the meeting and provided […]

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2/15/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The municipal-bond market has an early read on President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening sanctuary cities: more bark than bite. The Jan. 25 order’s threat to cut federal funds to cities and counties that decline to cooperate with federal authorities enforcing policies on illegal immigrants is unlikely to hurt the municipalities’ […]

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2/14/2017

IMMIGRATION/PRISONS: “When John Chavez peers through chain link and razor wire into the vast tent city that once housed one of the nation’s most notorious prisons for immigrants, he does not see a failed experiment.  Two years ago, inmates set fire to the sprawling complex in protest of poor medical conditions, slashing holes in their […]

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2/13/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The war between Trump and Silicon Valley is set to escalate. Bloomberg reported that another executive order, still being drafted, will overhaul the entire work-visa program on which Silicon Valley relies. Here, too, is an opportunity for Canada. If the Americans don’t want the highly skilled mobile people of the world, […]

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2/13/2017

IMMIGRATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump will honor his pledge to build a border wall, and he has answered Mexico’s refusal to pay for it with threats of a 20% tax on Mexican imports. He says he’ll renegotiate NAFTA, and Mexicans fear he’ll try to limit investment in their country’s manufacturing and automotive sectors to revive […]

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2/13/2017

IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY: “The U.S. has given sanctuary to more than 3 million people fleeing religious, political, or racial persecution since instituting rigorous refugee screening in 1980. Not one has killed anyone in a terrorist attack. Even if you include the three Cuban refugees who murdered three people in the 1970s, before thosse standards were in […]

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2/11/2017

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “I am reading that the great border WALL will cost more than the government originally thought, but I have not gotten involved in the… design or negotiations yet. When I do, just like with the F-35 FighterJet or the Air Force One Program, price will come WAY DOWN!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, 2017 08:18 […]

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2/11/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Our legal system is broken! ‘77% of refugees allowed into U.S. since travel reprieve hail from seven suspect countries.’ (WT) SO DANGEROUS! “  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 11, 2017 07:12am […]

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2/10/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “A federal judge here expressed deep concerns Friday about President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, signaling she may issue a preliminary injunction blocking the administration’s efforts to restrict entry to the U.S. If U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema does so, it would add another judicial roadblock to the president that is similar […]

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2/10/2017

IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/PROTESTS: “Influential Mexicans are pushing an aggressive and perhaps risky strategy to fight a likely increase in deportations of their undocumented compatriots in the U.S.: jam U.S. immigration courts in hopes of causing the already overburdened system to break down. The proposal calls for ad campaigns advising migrants in the U.S. to take their cases […]

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2/9/2017

ATTORNEY GENERAL/CRIME/DOJ/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to reduce crime and restore public safety to communities across the Nation, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the […]

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2/9/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Silicon Valley technology firms, worried about their ability to bring foreign workers to the U.S. under President Donald Trump, are distancing themselves from Indian outsourcing firms, which are heavy users of the same visa program that U.S. tech firms rely on. U.S. tech companies hope that any new restrictions on the H-1B visa […]

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2/9/2017

IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “A federal appeals panel on Thursday [2-9-17] unanimously rejected President Trump’s bid to reinstate his ban on travel into the United States from seven largely Muslim nations, a sweeping rebuke of the administration’s claim that the courts have no role as a check on the president. The three-judge panel, suggesting that the […]

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2/9/2017

2016 ELECTION/IMMIGRATION: “Jeff Marchini and others in the Central Valley here bet their farms on the election of Donald J. Trump. His message of reducing regulations and taxes appealed to this Republican stronghold, one of Mr. Trump’s strongest bases of support in the state. As for his promises about cracking down on illegal immigrants, many […]

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2/8/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION: “Big increase in traffic into our country from certain areas, while our people are far more vulnerable, as we wait for what should be EASY D!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 8, 2017 12:41pm […]

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2/8/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On Saturday [2-4-17], using his favorite 140-character medium, President Trump insulted the federal jurist who blocked his immigration order aimed at Muslim travelers, dismissing Judge James L. Robart as a ‘so-called judge.’ Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, also on Twitter, responded tartly: ‘This *so-called* judge was nominated by […]

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2/6/2017

BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRAVEL BAN: “Early Monday, two former secretaries of state — John F. Kerry and Madeline Albright — joined a six-page joint statement saying Trump’s [travel ban] order ‘undermines’ national security and will ‘endanger U.S. troops in the field.’ The rare declaration, addressed to the 9th Circuit, was also backed by top former national security […]

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2/4/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 08:12am […]

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2/4/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “Interesting that certain Middle-Eastern countries agree with the ban. They know if certain people are allowed in it’s death & destruction!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 08:06am […]

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2/4/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN: “When a country is no longer able to say who can, and who cannot , come in & out, especially for reasons of safety &.security – big trouble!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 4, 2017 07:59am […]

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2/4/2017

IMMIGRATION/SAUDI ARABIA: “W[ithin] hours of signing his executive order restricting travel from seven Muslim countries, President Donald Trump called King Salman of Saudi Arabia to discuss closer ties. ‘Trump reassures the allies…and the travel restrictions befuddle the world’, read the front-page banner of Asharq Al-Alawsat, a newspaper owned by the king’s son, on the following […]

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1/27/2017

9/11/DHS/DNI/FBI/IMMIGRATION/SECRETARY OF STATE/STATE/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from terrorist attacks by […]

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1/25/2017

IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and in order to ensure the public safety of the American people in communities across the United States […]

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1/25/2017

BORDER/CONGRESS/CRIME/DRUGS/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/NATIONAL SECURITY/TERRORISM/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/WALL: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA), the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–367) (Secure Fence Act), and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant […]

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9/6/2016

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “I am also going to notify all countries that refuse to take back dangerous illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in this country that they will lose access to our visa programs if they continue to do so.”  – “The Promises of President-Elect Donald Trump, in His Own Words,” Bloomberg.com, Nov. 10, […]

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8/9/2016

IMMIGRATION/MELANIA/TRUMP FAMILY: “Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘;over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S… ‘They said my wife, Melania, might have come in illegally. Can you believe that one?’ Donald Trump told his […]

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7/13/2016

IMMIGRATION: “New GOP platform now includes language that supports the border wall. We will build the wall and MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 13, 2016 […]

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12/26/2015

IMMIGRATION: “Criminal deportations in the U.S. are the lowest number in many years. We are letting criminals knowingly stay in our country. MUST CHANGE!”  – 12/26/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/26/2015 […]

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12/25/2015

IMMIGRATION: “Remember when failed candidate @JebBush said that illegals came across the border as AN ACT OF LOVE? He’s spent $59 million and is at 3%.”  – 12/25/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/25/2015 […]

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12/25/2015

IMMIGRATION: “We have many problems in our house (country!), and we need to fix them before we let visitors come over and stay. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”  – 12/25/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/25/2015 […]

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12/7/2015

IMMIGRATION: “Just put out a very important policy statement on the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming into our country. We must be vigilant!”  – 12/7/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/7/2015 […]

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12/2/2015

IMMIGRATION: “Illegal immigrant children, non-Mexicans surge across border at record rate https://t.co/V6TP55dRAC”  – 12/2/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/2/2015 […]

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11/22/2015

IMMIGRATION/WALL: “13 Syrian refugees were caught trying to get into the U.S. through the Southern Border. How many made it? WE NEED THE WALL!”  – 11/22/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 11/22/2015 […]

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11/21/2015

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “I will absolutely take database on the people coming in from Syria. … If I win, they’re going back. They’re going back. We can’t have them.”  – “The Promises of President-Elect Donald Trump, in His Own Words,” Bloomberg.com, Nov. 10, 2016, Josh Eidelson and Dimitra Kessenides, 11/21/2015 […]

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11/17/2015

IMMIGRATION/TERRORISM: “Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are – some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?”  – 11/17/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 11/17/2015 […]

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11/12/2015

IMMIGRATION: “We, as a country, either have borders or we don’t. IF WE DON’T HAVE BORDERS, WE DON’T HAVE A COUNTRY!”  – 11/12/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 11/12/2015 […]

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10/18/2015

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “Does everyone remember @MittRomney and his famous remarks about ‘self-deportation’ and ’47%’. He was done. I don’t need his angry advice!”  – 10/18/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 10/18/2015 […]

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8/18/2015

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “My H-1B reform plan will transform program so it delivers for country, not lobbyists, & will have bipartisan support: http://t.co/xDay480qfv”  – 8/18/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/18/2015 […]

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8/18/2015

IMMIGRATION/JOBS: “I want talented people to come into this country—to work hard and to become citizens. Silicon Valley needs engineers, etc.”  – 8/18/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/18/2015 […]

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8/10/2015

CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “We must stop the crime and killing machine that is illegal immigration. Rampant problems will only get worse. Take back our country!”  – 8/10/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/10/2015 […]

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8/10/2015

IMMIGRATION/WALL: “Again, illegal immigrant is charged with the fatal bludgeoning of a wonderful and loved 64 year old woman. Get them out and build a WALL!”  – 8/10/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/10/2015 […]

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7/19/2015

IMMIGRATION/POLITICAL FIGURES: “John McCain called thousands of people ‘crazies’ when they came to seek help on illegal immigration last week in Phoenix. He owes apology!”  – 7/19/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/19/2015 […]

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7/18/2015

BORDER/CANDIDATE/IMMIGRATION: “Congrats to the new Gov. of Texas, @GregAbbott_TX, for taking a tough & bold stance at the border. Should have been done long ago by Perry.”  – 7/18/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/18/2015 […]

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7/18/2015

IMMIGRATION/VA/VETS: “It’s a national embarrassment that an illegal immigrant can walk across the border and receive free health care and one of our Veterans…. ….that has served our country is put on a waiting list and gets no care.”  – 7/18/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/18/2015 […]

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7/14/2015

IMMIGRATION/WALL: “A nation without borders is no nation at all. We must build a wall. Let’s Make America Great Again! https://t.co/u25yI5T7E8”  – 7/14/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/14/2015 […]

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7/13/2015

CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “I absolutely support Kate’s Law—in honor of the beautiful Kate Steinle who was gunned down in SF by an illegal immigrant.”  – 7/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/13/2015 […]

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7/11/2015

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “Legal immigrants want border security. It is common sense. We must build a wall! Let’s Make America Great Again! http://t.co/I5CybmR0MF”  – 7/11/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/11/2015 […]

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7/8/2015

IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: “The Mexican government forces many bad people into our country. Because they’re smart. They’re smarter than our leaders.”  – NBC News, July 8, 2015, Donald Trump, Transcript, 7/8/2015 […]

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7/6/2015

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “Thx to all the people who called to say they are cutting their @Macys credit card as a protest against illegal immigrants pouring into US”  – 7/6/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/6/2015 […]

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7/5/2015

CANDIDATE/IMMIGRATION: “Flashback – Jeb Bush says illegal immigrants breaking our laws is an ‘act of love’ http://t.co/p8yFzVuw8w He will never secure the border.”  – 7/5/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/5/2015 […]

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7/5/2015

BORDER/CANDIDATE/IMMIGRATION: “Jeb Bush will never secure our border or negotiate great trade deals for American workers. Jeb doesn’t see & can’t solve the problems.”  – 7/5/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/5/2015 […]

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7/5/2015

CANDIDATE/CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “Rick Perry failed at the border. Now he is critical of me. He needs a new pair of glasses to see the crimes committed by illegal immigrants.”  – 7/5/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/5/2015 […]

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7/4/2015

CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “What about the undocumented immigrant with a record who killed the beautiful young women (in front of her father) in San Fran. Get smart!”  – 7/4/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/4/2015 […]

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7/2/2015

CRIME/IMMIGRATION: “Well, someone’s doing the raping, Don! I mean, somebody’s doing it. Who’s doing the raping? Who’s doing the raping?” — responding to questions about his comments regarding Latino immigrants and rape.  – “CNN Tonight,” CNN.com, July 2, 2015, Donald Trump, 7/2/2015 […]

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7/1/2015

BORDER/BUSINESS/IMMIGRATION: “For all of those who want to #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, boycott @Macys. They are weak on border security & stopping illegal immigration.”  – 7/1/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/1/2015 […]

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6/30/2015

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: “We MUST have strong borders and stop illegal immigration. Without that we do not have a country. Also, Mexico is killing U.S. on trade. WIN!”  – 6/30/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 6/30/2015 […]

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6/19/2015

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: “I like Mexico and love the spirit of Mexican people, but we must protect our borders from people, from all over, pouring into the U.S.”  – 6/19/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 6/19/2015 […]

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