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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement on immigration reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2017.

Trump pushes a plan to reduce legal immigration, prioritizing English-language and job skills

President Donald Trump announced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy legislation on Wednesday, saying it "would represent the most significant reform to our immigration system in half a century."

Trump pushes a plan to reduce legal immigration, prioritizing English-language and job skills
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Some migrants are rethinking the US as their ultimate destination

Some migrants are rethinking the US as their ultimate destination
A man stands outside holding a photograph in front of a white sheet

One legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Secrecy.

One legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Secrecy.
A young Syrian refugee looks up as her father holds her and a Canadian flag at the as they arrive at Pearson Toronto International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Dec. 18, 2015.

Way more migrants are now sneaking across the US-Canada border

Way more migrants are now sneaking across the US-Canada border
Two men working on a truck

What is often called 'illegal immigration' isn’t really treated as illegal

What is often called 'illegal immigration' isn’t really treated as illegal
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How one school is helping students cope with post-election fears

After their school was tagged with anti-immigrant graffiti, teachers at an elementary school in California asked students to put pen to paper.

How one school is helping students cope with post-election fears
In this photo, migrant families had just crossed the border from Serbia to Croatia, on Sept. 24, 2015.

Trump's new ad plays on Europe's refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming

A new Donald Trump presidential campaign ad features streams of people walking underneath a bridge, while the Republican candidate’s voice speaks of “massive illegal immigration” to the US.

Trump's new ad plays on Europe's refugee crisis — and the videographer is fuming
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Ohio, U.S. September 1, 2016.

Trump says there are 2 million 'criminal aliens' in the US. It's not clear where he got that number.

Donald Trump says people don’t even talk about the issue. But he does. He calls them "criminal aliens" — undocumented immigrants with criminal records living in the United States. And he says there are 2 million of them.

Trump says there are 2 million 'criminal aliens' in the US. It's not clear where he got that number.
Akiko Antoinette Aspillaga, in the black coat, is an undocumented Filipino immigrant. She 's one of the many young immigrants in the US who was eager about Obama's immigration plan, but wants full rights in the US, rather than temporary relief.

Immigrants will be in the spotlight during Obama's speech

President Obama's big immigration moves will be an important part of tonight's State of the Union address.

Immigrants will be in the spotlight during Obama's speech