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Trump says 'open borders' cost lives and 'this will end'
Associated Press ^ | Sep 17, 2016 4:32 PM EDT | Jonathan Lemire

Posted on 09/17/2016 4:15:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Donald Trump, who has made a hardline stance on immigration a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, asserted Saturday that “not one more American life should be given up in the name of open borders.”

“All across this country, dining room tables have an empty seat because the government abandoned its duty and has not enforced its basic laws,” Trump told a gathering of the Remembrance Project, a group founded to remember those killed by people living illegally in the U.S. and to press for tougher laws. “This has to end. This will end if I become president.”

Two dozen members of the organization sat behind Trump as he spoke, and several told their stories, often gruesome, of how their loved ones lost their lives.

Trump has appeared with members of the group several times, including during the speech to lay out his immigration policy in Arizona last month. He vowed to continue to “shine a national spotlight” on their work.

“Politicians ignore your cries, but I never will,” Trump said. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; buildthewall; elections; openborders; remembranceproject; trump; trumpwasright

1 posted on 09/17/2016 4:15:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
“Politicians ignore your cries, but I never will,” Trump said. …

Beautifully put. We know you won't. Way to do go Don.

2 posted on 09/17/2016 4:20:22 PM PDT by WRhine (Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies)
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To: Olog-hai

AMEN !


3 posted on 09/17/2016 4:27:01 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: Olog-hai

If he just stays on this message, he wins.


4 posted on 09/17/2016 4:31:31 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Olog-hai; All
Trump’s border wall which he will have Mexico pay for will protect us from the following two things.
  1. Questionable illegal aliens, some with diseases

  2. Incompetent, post-17th Amendment ratification lawmakers who refuse to lift a finger to take charge of the border to protect citizens from dangerous aliens

5 posted on 09/17/2016 4:42:00 PM PDT by Amendment10
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