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A group of Democratic lawmakers toured the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday and called for more resources to process people who enter the country amid negotiations over border security funding. House Majority Leader MORE (D-Md.) wrote on Twitter that the lawmakers were meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials during the trip, which included a visit to a shelter for immigrants and a meeting with immigrant activists. “We’re touring sites along the border with @CBP officials, including the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry.

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MORE hadn’t had much success dividing Democrats until he found a word that would provoke very different responses from different members of the party during his State of the Union address: socialism.  Trump’s warning of creeping socialism in the United States, deftly mentioned after a section of the speech on the unfolding political crisis in Venezuela, created an immediate public split among Democrats that was caught on live television. Senate Democratic Leader MORE (Ohio) were among the lawmakers who stood with Republicans to applaud Trump

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The San Francisco Chronicle reports there were 86 gun confiscation orders issued in California in 2016 and 104 in 2017.

The council unanimously passed the resolution in a 12-0 vote, formally declaring Los Angeles “a city of sanctuary” for those residing in the U.S. illegally “who have been under attack in this Trump era,” CBS Los Angeles reported. “We declare, for all those who have been under attack in this Trump era, that this city, in this day, in this time, will be a city of sanctuary,” City Councilman Gil Cedillo said.

As prepared for delivery. _______________________________________________ I want to tell you a story. A little over 100 years ago, textile mills in Lawrence like the ones behind us today employed tens of thousands of people, and immigrants flocked here from more than 50 countries for a chance to work at the looms. Lawrence was one of the centers of American industry. Business was booming.