Here’s how Trump can finally make progress on immigration (and it’s not a government shutdown)

Published December 12, 2018 5:44pm ET



President Trump needs to do a prime time Oval Office address about immigration, the current crisis on the border, and why the country needs bold action from Congress and the executive branch.

Between the migrant caravan and the president’s Tuesday debate with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., immigration has become the most critical issue to a plurality of Americans, according to a Gallup poll. With just three weeks before the new Congress begins, Trump needs to score whatever legislative victories he can before Democrats take over the House.

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