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Article snippet: MORE is going full-steam ahead with his immigration agenda, catering to his base with tough talk and trying to force a difficult choice on Democrats who have promised to protect immigrant communities. Trump’s State of the Union speech was notable for its emphatic rhetoric on illegal immigration and for the significant time devoted to the topic. The president offered little by way of an olive branch to Democrats, instead repeating an existing White House proposal and — in the single most memorable line of the night — insisting “Americans are dreamers too.” “If you don’t keep a motivated base, you can’t win reelection,” said one former Trump campaign aide, who asked for anonymity to discuss the immigration issue candidly. The former staffer cited a salutary example in former President George H.W. Bush, who broke a famous campaign pledge not to raise taxes and subsequently lost his bid for a second term to MORE. Democrats expressed outrage at Trump’s assertions, which also blamed lax immigration laws for gang violence and some terrorist attacks. Sen. MORE (D-Calif.), a possible 2020 presidential candidate, accused the president of “fear-mongering” in an interview with Chris Matthews of MSNBC. Some progressive groups used even more heated language, with the left-wing People’s Action releasing a statement asserting that Trump was building his proposal to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on “a bedrock of white supremacy.” But Trump’... Link to the full article to read more