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Instead of ‘shitholes,’ this is the immigration conversation we should be having

By Jenna Ellis
Published January 20, 2018 12:36am ET
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Instead of ‘shitholes,’ this is the immigration conversation we should be having
The debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has devolved into a fixation on crass words and shallow arguments while completely ignoring substantive discussion. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) | Jose Luis Magana

Can we stop with the “shithole” comment already? The national headlines have been squarely focused on one crass word that President Trump may or may not have said, while completely ignoring the substantive immigration discussion that Trump is actually having.

Here’s the real conversation that virtually no one is talking about and should be:

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