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Trump Comments on Immigration Spark Outrage

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Washington. Trump on Thursday pushed the House to
renew a critical national security program that allows spy agencies to collect intelligence on foreign targets abroad.

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By ALAN FRAM from Africa and Haiti, ac- of young immigrants from U.S. who fled here after di- the sources said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In cording to three people deportation and bolster sasters hit their homes in Asked about the remarks,
an extraordinary Oval Of- briefed on the conversa- border security, the people places including El Salva- White House spokesman
fice exchange, President tion. The White House did said. dor, Guatemala and Haiti. Raj Shad defended the
Donald Trump questioned not deny the comment. Durbin explained that as Trump specifically ques- president but did not di-
Thursday why the U.S. Trump made the remark part of that deal, a lottery tioned why the U.S. would rectly deny his remarks.
should permit immigrants in a meeting as Sen. Dick for visas that has benefited want to admit more peo- “Certain Washington poli-
from “shithole countries” as Durbin, D-Ill., was explain- people from African and ple from Haiti. He also men- ticians choose to fight for
he rejected a plan by a bi- ing the outlines of an other diverse nations would tioned Africa and asked foreign countries, but Presi-
partisan group of senators agreement that six sena- be ended. In exchange, why more people from dent Trump will always fight
that would have changed tors had reached to pro- Durbin said people would “shithole countries” should for the American people,”
rules affecting entrants tect hundreds of thousands be allowed to stay in the be allowed into the U.S., Shad said.q