_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

Since the beginning, the Republican Party has been almost entirely united behind President Donald Trump’s push to shut down the southern border and deport illegal migrants.

However, a wider battle on the Right over legal immigration has intensified after the president appeared to soften his stance on admitting large numbers of foreign workers into the US.

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