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Government shutdown begins as lawmakers fail to reach a deal

by Associated Press
Dec 21, 2018
“The shutdown hopefully will not last long,” said President Trump.
The U.S. Capitol is seen ahead of a possible government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2018. The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Dec. 21 without Congress passing a spending deal, as President Donald Trump and lawmakers remain at odds over border wall funding.
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As President Trump heads to California, an update on money for the border wall he wants with Mexico

by Renata Sago
Mar 12, 2018
President Donald Trump plans to visit California this week. He’s expected to stop in San Diego to take a look at prototypes for a border wall with Mexico. But the big question still looms: How much will it cost, and will Congress fund it? Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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How much will immigration reduction impact the U.S. labor market?

by Amy Scott
Jan 30, 2018
Ahead of SOTU Trump Administration puts forth DACA framework
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Not it: No one wants to pay for Trump’s border wall

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 24, 2017
Not the Sun. Not Mexico. Not Americans.
Volunteers look over the US-Mexico border fence to see how illegal border crossers may jump the fence before going on the nightly patrol. 
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Would a Mexican-U.S. border wall help or hurt the economy?

by Mark Salay
May 1, 2017
In our latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, we asked Americans how they felt about President Trump's border wall, and other stances on immigration.
Border Patrol agents patrol the U.S.-Mexico border at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, California, in April..
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What will Trump’s border wall look like?

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 20, 2017
It must be 'aesthetically pleasing.'
 A steel wall separates Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, from a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Nogales, Arizona. 
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The list of companies that want to build the wall is growing

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 2, 2017
The government is getting ready to solicit bids to design and build border wall prototypes.
A stretch of wall between Nogales, Arizona, and Mexico.
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New immigration guidelines would stretch legal, detention and enforcement capacity

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 21, 2017
The system already has a hard time filling border patrol positions and has a backlog of pending cases.
A view of the US-Mexican border fence at Playas de Tijuana in Tijuana, Mexico, in January.
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Mexico and U.S. at loggerheads over wall financing

by Jed Kim
Jan 26, 2017
Whoever ends up paying for the wall, the U.S. and Mexico will remain intertwined.
View of the border fence between Mexico and the US, seen from the Mexican side, on January 26, 2017, in Tijuana, northwestern Mexico. 
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Trump's executive orders to build a wall between the U.S and Mexico

by Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams
Jan 25, 2017
But a few major details are still unclear.
View of the border fence between Mexico and US taken from Mexico's side on January 25, 2017, in Tijuana, northwestern Mexico.   
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