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President Donald Trump. Photo: EFE/Michael Reynolds.

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A last-ditch effort

Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen from 1.64 million people in 2000 to 397,000…

February 14th, 2019

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SUNLAND PARK, NM - JUNE 1: Construction teams work on a border wall that We Build The Wall Inc. is installing on June 1, 2019, in Sunland Park, New Mexico. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An Illegal Wall?

October 16th, 2019

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EL PASO, TX - MARCH 22: Image provided by the Office of Customs and Border Protection of Public Affairs of the United States, showing some immigrants after crossing the international border between the United States and Mexico, and surrendering to a border patrol agent. The migrants are taken to a processing center where they receive food and water, as well as medical attention if necessary, on March 22, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Mani Albrecht / Getty Images)

Hitting back the border

March 29th, 2019

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The Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell (c) prepares to speak with the press this Tuesday, in the Capitol. McConnell commented that Republicans have the vote to block the emergency declaration decreed by President Donald Trump for the creation of the border wall. EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo

Republican blow?

March 14th, 2019

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Mitch McConnell, majority leader in the Republican Senate, speaks with reporters after the party's weekly luncheon on Tuesday at the Capitol. McConnell spoke about a possible vote in the Senate against President Trump's national emergency declaration. EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo

Republican Breakdown?

March 4th, 2019

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Activists organize outside Congressman Dwight Evans’ office. Photo: Rachael Warriner, By The People.

What national emergency?

February 19th, 2019

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California and a dozen other states are filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump's national emergency declaration. In the photo: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra gives statements accompanied by state governor Gavin Newsom. Rich Pedroncelli/AP

February 19th, 2019

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US President Donald Trump offers a press conference on Friday at the Capitol in Washington, where he announced his intention to raise $ 8,000 million for the construction of the wall with Mexico, 6,600 of them through a declaration of national emergency that would be added to the 1.375 million approved by Congress. EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo

A National "whim"

February 15th, 2019

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The US president, Donald Trump, addresses the media before boarding the Marine One at the White House, in Washington DC (United States), on January 10, 2019. Trump visits the Mexican border in full campaign in favor of the construction of the border wall and in the middle of the partial administrative closure arisen before the refusal of the democratic opposition to accede to its financing. EFE / Shawn Thew

National Emergency?

January 10th, 2019