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Latest ‘efforts to whip up hatred’ are shameful, left says

By Bria Felicien
Nov 1, 2018

1. Trump's Shameful Attack on Birthright Citizenship

From LA Times: "Trump's shameful attack on birthright citizenship is probably a political ploy. But what if it's not?"

2. Trump Drums Up an Immigration Crisis That Doesn't Exist

From CNN: "Even by President Donald Trump's standards, his current efforts to whip up hatred of immigrants seem extraordinarily brazen."

3. Trump's proposal to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional

From Washington Post: "Despite what the president says or wishes, the words of the 14th Amendment have meaning that cannot be wished away."

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