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*Shear, Michael D.; Davis, Julie Hirschfeld (December 23, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/23/us/politics/trump-immigration.html Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

*Shear, Michael D.; Davis, Julie Hirschfeld (December 23, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/23/us/politics/trump-immigration.html Stoking Fears, Trump Defied Bureaucracy to Advance Immigration Agenda]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

The December 23 NYT article was criticized by [[Tom Cotton]]:

The December 23 NYT article was criticized by [[Tom Cotton]]:

*Binder, John (December 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/26/tom-cotton-not-nativist-to-want-immigration-policy-crafted-to-benefit-american-citizens-not-foreigners/ Tom Cotton: ‘Not Nativist’ to Want Immigration Policy ‘Crafted to Benefit American Citizens, Not Foreigners’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> The Trump Administration also took steps to begin the process of building a wall on the border with Mexico, although Congress did not pass any funding so the administration could build any new sections of wall in 2017.<ref>Moons, Michelle (December 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/31/2017-year-end-border-wall-update-build-wall/ 2017 Year-End Border Wall Update — ‘Build the Wall’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>

*Binder, John (December 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/26/tom-cotton-not-nativist-to-want-immigration-policy-crafted-to-benefit-american-citizens-not-foreigners/ Tom Cotton: ‘Not Nativist’ to Want Immigration Policy ‘Crafted to Benefit American Citizens, Not Foreigners’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 29, 2017.</ref> The Trump Administration established the [[Remain in Mexico]] policy and also took steps to begin the process of building a wall on the border with Mexico, although Congress did not pass any funding so the administration could build any new sections of wall in 2017.<ref>Moons, Michelle (December 31, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/31/2017-year-end-border-wall-update-build-wall/ 2017 Year-End Border Wall Update — ‘Build the Wall’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 31, 2017.</ref>

According to a September 2017 reported by the DHS's Office of Immigration Statistics, illegally entering the U.S. from Mexico was harder than it had ever been in decades, at least, and smuggling costs doubled from the late 2000s.<ref>Multiple references:

According to a September 2017 reported by the DHS's Office of Immigration Statistics, illegally entering the U.S. from Mexico was harder than it had ever been in decades, at least, and smuggling costs doubled from the late 2000s.<ref>Multiple references: