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Social Issues

With Trump at the border, a look back at U.S. immigration policy

With Trump at the border, a look back at U.S. immigration policy

President Trump continues his quest to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One expert says there have always been ebbs and flows to how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants.
by Shereen Marisol Meraji and Leah Donnella

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'Tidal wave': Hundreds of Coast Guard families show up to pop-up Boston food pantry

'Tidal wave': Hundreds of Coast Guard families show up to pop-up Boston food pantry

The group running a pop-up pantry says nearly 200 families stopped in to help themselves to food in the first few hours. Diapers and baby food are also in high demand.
by Tovia Smith

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Once a fence, later slats, almost always a wall: Trump's border wall contradictions

Once a fence, later slats, almost always a wall: Trump's border wall contradictions

Mexico was going to pay for it. Now President Trump claims he never said that. Trump has reversed himself multiple times about a signature campaign promise, now the center of a government shutdown.
by Tamara Keith

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Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall

Trump administration eyes disaster money to fund border wall

The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to comb through its budget, including $13.9 billion in emergency funds that Congress earmarked last year, to see what money could be diverted to the wall as part of a declaration.
by The Associated Press

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What a case of mistaken identity tells us about race in America

What a case of mistaken identity tells us about race in America

Reports that a white shooter killed a 7-year-old black girl led to a national outcry, but in the days since, deputies have charged two black men. Gene Demby spoke about what this incident reveals.
by Gene Demby and Tiara Jenkins

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St. Paul principal confronts a new kind of bully: Student homelessness

St. Paul principal confronts a new kind of bully: Student homelessness

Ryan Vernosh's recent scramble to find a home for one of his students and their family left him frustrated and angry. "No child should have to question where their head's going to lay down at night."
by Elizabeth Shockman

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