U.S. Government Shutdown: Throwing Gasoline on the Fire?
The shutdown of the U.S. government, which is no small part due to Congress’s failure to address immigration, continues in its third day. Carl Hulse for the New York Times explains: “At the heart of the confrontation that led to a government shutdown lie two weeks of mixed messaging by the president — and two decades of deep-seated acrimony and suspicion between Democrats and Republicans on immigration.“
President Trump’s latest response seems unlikely to calm tensions. His campaign re-election committee has run a television ad accusing Democrats of being “complicit” in the crimes of undocumented immigrants:
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