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If Trump wants black votes, he should talk about illegal immigrants seizing rare public housing spots

By Eddie Scarry
Published May 22, 2019 10:36pm ET
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If Trump wants black votes, he should talk about illegal immigrants seizing rare public housing spots
In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, photo, construction worker Elabert Salazar works on a house frame for a new home in Chula Vista, Calif. U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in November after starting work in October at the fastest pace in four years. Superstorm Sandy likely slowed starts in the Northeast. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, that builders began construction of houses and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 861,000. That was 3 percent less than October's annual rate of 888,000, the fastest since July 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) | Gregory Bull

A sure-fire campaign issue for President Trump heading into 2020 is sitting on the table like free money if at any point he feels like taking it.

His own HUD secretary, Ben Carson, is reconfiguring the way people of low income receive public housing subsidies. The goal is to ensure that illegal immigrants aren’t taking in welfare that otherwise might go to Americans.

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