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Republican immigration overhaul fails in heavier than expected defeat
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/27/republican-immigration-overhaul-fails-in-heavier-than-expected-defeatRepublicans failed to pass immigration reform on Wednesday, despite party dominance in government and a president elected on his vision to crackdown on illegal immigration, narrow legal entry and build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
The measure fell short, as it was widely expected to do, but in a heavier than expected defeat, after repeated attempts to pass an overhaul of the immigration laws, despite a last minute intervention by Donald Trump:
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