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After mounting public pressure, President Trump 

 an executive order last week to halt the practice of separating parents from children at facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border. 

Before he signed the order, the President seemed eager for legislators to come up with meaningful immigration reform legislation. But in the days since, he has both encouraged and discouraged immigration reform via Twitter.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1010116816998490113

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1010873383087636480

MPR News host Stephanie Curtis checked in with the Political Junkie, 

, on the impact of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on politics in Washington and on the upcoming midterm elections across the country.

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MPR News host Stephanie Curtis checked in with Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, on the impact of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy on politics in Washington and on the upcoming midterm elections across the country.

Ken Rudin joined host Stephanie Curtis to talk about the latest in immigration policy.

The Political Junkie on the impact of Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy so far

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