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'We're building the wall anyway'
BY JORDAN FABIAN - 02/11/19 10:28 PM EST
... Trump spoke shortly after lawmakers said they had reached a funding deal in principle to avoid another government shutdown set to begin on Saturday. The deal includes some money for barriers along the border.
The president said he would not sign an agreement that cuts the number of detention beds used to house immigrants caught living illegally in the U.S.
“If we cut detention space, we are cutting loose dangerous criminals into our countries,” Trump said. “I will never sign a bill that forces the mass release of criminals into this country” ...
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/429534-trump-on-spending-deal-were-building-the-wall-anyway
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