'Here's how this could backfire': Trump warned signature issue could blow up in his face
Raw StoryDonald Trump highlighted his crackdown on immigration during his congressional address, but a Democratic strategist warned the issue could eventually spark backlash. The president acknowledged the family of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student murdered by an undocumented migrant in Georgia, and whose mother and sister were invited to attend the speech by first lady Melania Trump, and "CNN This Morning" host Audie Cornish said he clearly relished the topic. Vance will visit Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday to tour an immigration processing facility, which Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson said underscored the importance of the issue to the administration. "Yes, that by being tough on immigration, you're somehow not compassionate," she added, "and what Trump is really trying to do, you see it with him featuring the family of Laken Riley, etc., is say, no, by being tough on immigration, we're actually the compassionate ones.
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