Letter: Immigration being used merely as a wedge issue by Republican Party

Luther Johnson, of Phoenix, Az., demonstrates as a group of U.S. mayors hold a press conference outside the holding facility for immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas, near the Mexican border, Thursday, June 21, 2018. - photo by Associated Press

06222018 BORDER IMMIGRATION — Luther Johnson, of Phoenix, Az., demonstrates as a group of U.S. mayors hold a press conference outside the holding facility for immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas, near the Mexican border, Thursday, June 21, 2018. - photo by Associated Press

The Trump administration has instituted many policy changes regarding immigration. Many of its policy changes require detailed knowledge of the U.S. immigration system to understand, for example, eliminating “administrative closure” of removal proceedings, which often results in families being separated for years; or the new “public charge” rule, just published in the Federal Register.

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