Trump’s hardline immigration rhetoric runs into obstacles — including Trump

The Trump administration’s attempts to translate the president’s hard-line campaign rhetoric on immigration into reality have run into two major roadblocks: the complexity of reshaping a sprawling immigration system and a president who has not been clear about how he wants to change it. In his first four weeks in office, President Trump has sought to use his executive powers to punch through Washington’s legislative and bureaucratic hurdles and make quick progress on pledges to crack down on illegal immigrants and tighten border control. But Trump has been vague about his goals and how to achieve them and his aides have struggled to interpret his orders....
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