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    Trump’s border battle is only beginning

    by Brian Bennett Apr 22, 2019 3 minutes

    WHEN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CROSSING the U.S.-Mexico border fell after Donald Trump’s Inauguration, the White House called it the “Trump effect.” But the numbers soon began to spike, and by March they had hit a 12-year high for the month. Now the surge in crossings is finally getting to the President. Asked if the crisis was driving Trump crazy, a former aide told TIME, “Not crazy—insane.”

    Which is why Trump moved in recent days to make his hard-line border policies even tougher. On April 7,

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