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NEW: In his State of the Union, @realDonaldTrump ad-libbed a line proposing to expand legal immigration to record highs.

Today he says he's serious about it.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump's new call for expanding legal immigration has alarmed advocates who want fewer immigrants in the US—illegal or legal.

"If the White House follows through on this it’s going to blow up in his face," says @MarkSKrikorian.

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Trump's calls for more legal immigration contradict a record of pushing to cut legal immigration via limits on family green cards, work visas, diversity lottery & refugees.

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The irony is that the overarching goal of restrictionist advocates is to cut LEGAL immigration by as much as possible. They care less about the wall.

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“The president has said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and his base would stay with him, and that’s probably true. But (expanding legal immigration) is one thing that he won’t be able to get away with.”

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!! @SenAlexander (R-Tennessee) calls President Trump's national emergency declaration "unnecessary, unwise and inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution."
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NEW: Senate Democrats eyeing 2020 split on the government funding bill.

Klobuchar, Brown, Sanders vote YES.

Harris, Warren, Gillibrand, Booker vote NO.

The dividing line? Giving Trump extra money for immigration enforcement.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Just 16 senators voted against the spending bill to keep the government open.

25% of them are Democrats running for president.

Here is what's going on.

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NEWS: McConnell says he just talked to Trump and that "he's prepared to sign the bill" to keep the government funded.

"He will also be issuing a national emergency declaration at the same time," McConnell says.
This is big, from @SenateMajLdr: "I've indicated to (Trump) that I'm going to support the national emergency declaration."
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