Trump, stumping in Nevada, makes immigration a central midterms issue for GOP
2018-06-24 08:45:22 source：The Washington Post
June 23, 2018
LAS VEGAS — President Trump embraced hard-line immigration policies as a centerpiece of the Republican Party’s midterm campaign strategy here Saturday, a risky move as he stumped for an endangered GOP senator in this rapidly diversifying swing state.
Defending the work of border agents who have come under scrutiny for taking migrant children away from their parents as part of his administration’s family separation policy, Trump said Democrats “just want to use this issue — and I like the issue for [the] election, too.”
“Our issue is strong borders, no crime,” Trump said in an address to the Nevada Republican Party’s state convention. “Their issue is open borders, get MS-13 all over our country. . . . We need people to come in, but they have to be people that love this country, can love our country, and can really help us to make America great again.”
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