Trump and Pelosi Set Collision Course on Immigration Policy
- President credits anti-immigrant rhetoric for Republican wins
- Pelosi likely to return to failed compromises over Dreamers
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President Donald Trump’s hardening line on immigration sets him on a collision course with House Democrats that is likely to shape the next presidential campaign.
Trump’s first move following midterm elections in which he stoked fears of undocumented immigrants was to restrict asylum claims by people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. He has also promised to try to end the constitutional guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the country through executive action.