Trump Gets Back to His Roots With Immigration Push

Published August 3, 2017 9:58am ET



President Donald Trump got away from his populist roots with his support of the deeply unpopular Obamacare repeal bill. But while the president continues to push that legislation despite its crash landing in the Senate, he is also returning to aa core campaign issue: immigration.

Trump held a joint press conference Wednesday with Sen. Tom Cotton and Sen. David Perdue to announce a major immigration reform package aimed at curtailing immigration quotas and privileging immigrants who are equipped to contribute to America’s economy.

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