President Trump on Tuesday issued another dark warning about the dangers of illegal immigration at the “lawless” southern border, but he made no mention of the national emergency power he has threatened to invoke to build a border wall without congressional approval. I will get it built.”That line was one of several during the immigration section of his remarks that scored a standing ovation from Republicans. “Walls work and walls save lives,” President Trump said in his State of the Union address on Feb. 5, 2019. Trump sought to offer some balance in his remarks by declaring that his administration supports legal immigration. In fact, the White House supported a Senate bill last year that would have cut legal immigration rates by more than 40 percent.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2019 03:42 UTC