Immigration enforcement was front and center in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, with the commander in chief touting zero illegal border crossings in the last nine months.
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ImmigrationenforcementandbordersecuritywerefrontandcenterinPresidentDonaldTrump’sStateoftheUnionaddressTuesdaynight,withthecommanderinchieftoutingzeroillegalbordercrossingsoverthepastninemonths.
OfthewordsTrumpmentionedmost,“border”wastiedwith“tax”forfirstplaceat16mentions.Healsospokeextensivelyaboutnationalsecurityandimmigration.OneofthemostimpactfulmomentsofthenightcamewhenTrumpchallengedeverylawmakerinthechambertostandiftheybelievedtheirfirstdutyistoprotectAmericancitizensratherthanillegalimmigrants.
“OneofthegreatthingsabouttheStateoftheUnionishowitgivesAmericansthechancetoseeclearlywhattheirrepresentativesreallybelieve,”Trumpsaid.“Sotonight,I’minvitingeverylegislatortojoinwithmyadministrationinreaffirmingafundamentalprinciple:ifyouagreewiththisstatement,thenstandupandsho
