Trump Gambles With Immigration Attack to Spur Midterm Voters
- Polls signal independents don’t approve Trump border policies
- Three-state tour of West featured anti-immigration speech
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President Donald Trump has thrust the issue of illegal immigration back to the fore of his political rallies, gambling that his combative rhetoric can galvanize his Republican base ahead of next month’s pivotal midterm elections.
But so far there’s scant evidence the divisive issue that helped carry him to victory in 2016 will do the same for his party in November. Instead, it may backfire.