border security

July 30July 30
Trump repeats threat: ‘I would have no problem doing a shutdown’
- Entertainment
- National
President Donald Trump reiterated his threat Monday to shut down the government if Congress fails to pass new border security and immigration measures, but he declined to draw a line in the sand. Trump stuck to broad strokes as he warned he is willing to shut down the government if Congress does not take action, […]

Andrew F. Johnston
July 05January 16
Current Political Climate: Congressman Ruiz Weighs-In on the Debate
- Community
- Local
Congressman Raul Ruiz (D) of California’s 36th District talks about the Mexico Presidential election, family separation at the southern border and the Right to Petition Congress Bill. Learn more about the immigration debate HERE. #YourVoice

Ceci Partridge
July 02January 16
Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds
- Entertainment
The backlog of pending applications for immigrants legally in the country trying to become U.S. citizens has “skyrocketed” under President Donald Trump, according to a new report from an immigrant rights organization. There were nearly 730,000 pending naturalization applications as of the end of last year, a more than 87 percent increase since 2015 under […]
June 19June 19
Fact check: Did Obama administration separate families?
- National
Amid outcry over the “zero tolerance” immigration policy implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration in April, conservative commentators and his head of Homeland Security have sought to downplay the practice of separating families who cross the border illegally as nothing new. “The Obama administration, the Bush administration all separated families,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen […]
June 18June 18
Trump: U.S. ‘will not be a migrant camp … not on my watch’
- National
President Donald Trump and top members of his administration pushed back Monday against a cavalcade of criticism from Republicans, including some prominent White House allies, of a border policy that has led to the detention of immigrant parents and their children at separate facilities. The White House narrative — articulated in different settings by Trump, Homeland Security […]
June 13June 13
New GOP immigration bill would prevent separation of children and parents at border
- National
The compromise House GOP immigration bill will include a provision that children will not be separated from their parents at the border. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., one of the moderate Republicans involved in negotiations over the legislation, said the provision will be part of the yet-to-be-written text of the measure. A senior GOP aide confirmed […]
April 07April 07
Trump says US ‘Sealing Up’ Southern Border, Demands China ‘End Unfair Trade’
- Entertainment
- National
President Donald Trump promised the US is “sealing up our southern border” and called on China to “end unfair trade” in a pair of tweets Saturday after a week in which he ordered National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border and threatened to impose new tariffs on Beijing. “We are sealing up our Southern Border,” […]

Andrew F. Johnston

Trump repeats threat: ‘I would have no problem doing a shutdown’

Current Political Climate: Congressman Ruiz Weighs-In on the Debate

Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds

Fact check: Did Obama administration separate families?

Trump: U.S. ‘will not be a migrant camp … not on my watch’

New GOP immigration bill would prevent separation of children and parents at border

Trump says US ‘Sealing Up’ Southern Border, Demands China ‘End Unfair Trade’

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