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Trump threatens to close border over "onslaught" of immigrants
CBS ^ | October 18, 2018

Posted on 10/18/2018 6:07:08 AM PDT by SMGFan

President Trump threatened to order the U.S. military to "close" the southern border with Mexico, issuing a salvo of morning tweets that blasted Democrats, Mexico and other Latin American countries over immigration policy. The president made the comments as a caravan of Central American migrants is trying to reach the United States.

Mr. Trump said leaders in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are doing little to stop the large flow of people into the U.S. "In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught - and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER,'' he wrote in his tweet.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; caravan; guatemala; honduras; illegals; maga; trump; trumpillegals; winning
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Take tough stands. Thank You President Trump!
1 posted on 10/18/2018 6:07:08 AM PDT by SMGFan
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The next time Democrats get power over our government, they will bring in 50-100 million zero-skill, uneducated immigrants to flood the zone; chain migration and welfare benefits will combine to and make ordinary working Americans a permanent minority.

Islam, sharia law, and civil war come within ten years after that.

2 posted on 10/18/2018 6:10:44 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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Go for it, Mr. Prez!!!!!!


3 posted on 10/18/2018 6:11:02 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: SMGFan

Yep. Thank you Very Much Potus.


4 posted on 10/18/2018 6:12:05 AM PDT by MarMema
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The National Guard should already be there, full time, full strength. And not contingent upon anything.


5 posted on 10/18/2018 6:15:05 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: JBW1949

Watch his popularity skyrocket. This looks like one more commie boomerang.


6 posted on 10/18/2018 6:16:16 AM PDT by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: SMGFan

Right-Don’t threaten - DO IT!


7 posted on 10/18/2018 6:16:31 AM PDT by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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To: Steely Tom

Not to mention diseases and most likely rioting in our streets.


8 posted on 10/18/2018 6:18:24 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: SMGFan

Do it! Apparently he has been tweeting this morning. I cancelled Twitter. Don’t like the new format. I’m thankful for FR to keep me up to date!


9 posted on 10/18/2018 6:21:06 AM PDT by youthphil
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To: Mr. Mojo

In fact, there should be a string of permanent military bases along the border.


10 posted on 10/18/2018 6:24:59 AM PDT by ExpatCanuck (The)
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To: youthphil

The a-hole in Hawaii is already prepping his injunction.


11 posted on 10/18/2018 6:25:22 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: SMGFan

12 posted on 10/18/2018 6:25:25 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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If he does have to close the border, what happens to NAFTA (er, USMCA now), daily cross-border otherwise legal work commutes, etc?

Closed is closed, I think.


13 posted on 10/18/2018 6:28:50 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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National Guard?

Bring the DoD. California has proven that the National Guard can be manipulated by the whims of state governments. A National threat should be checked with a Federal response.


14 posted on 10/18/2018 6:30:19 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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An individual or their family coming across can be an example of illegal immigration. 4,000 people attempting to illegal cross the boarder is an invasion!


15 posted on 10/18/2018 6:30:31 AM PDT by Lockbox
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The President can use regular Army troops to patrol an international border.


16 posted on 10/18/2018 6:32:30 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military
and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER,’’ he wrote in his tweet.

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That is about 1/2 of the illegals coming into the US.
The others come in from the West Coast mostly legal
but never leave when their visas are expired.


17 posted on 10/18/2018 6:32:48 AM PDT by deport
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To: Lockbox

Cahones not Required!


18 posted on 10/18/2018 6:33:02 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: SMGFan

This organized “caravan” is a planned and controlled hostile invasion of our country. As commander in chief I believe our president has the power and responsibility to unilaterally take part of the military budget and build to wall.


19 posted on 10/18/2018 6:33:30 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Pearls Before Swine
what happens to NAFTA (er, USMCA now), daily cross-border otherwise legal work commutes, etc?

Nobody gives one sh!t about that. Hire Americans.

20 posted on 10/18/2018 6:33:44 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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