Although Trump sounded moderate, he followed the same hard line on immigration. During his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump defended his criticized deportation policies, the construction of the border wall and called on congress to create a merit-based immigration system. Republicans, who dominate both Houses, refrained from giving statements on the matter. Democrats and victims of Trump’s deportation policies are urging him to halt anti-immigrant rhetoric. With details from the city of Washington, José López Zamorano.
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