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Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan gave a speech on Labor Day in 1980 from Liberty State Park in New Jersey, with the Statue of Liberty in the background. The speech, in which he twice employs the phrase "make America great again," demonstrates the stark contrast between Reagan and President Trump, and shows how the Republican Party has evolved over the decades. (AP Photo/Walt Zeboski)

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Here’s how Ronald Reagan spoke of immigrants when he said he wanted to ‘Make America Great Again’

Philip Klein · January 12, 2018 4:41 pm

President Trump on Friday denied telling lawmakers that U.S. should block immigrants from "shithole countries." Former Vice President Joe Biden condemned Trump's comments, saying, "It's not how a president should behave. Most of all, it's not what a president should believe. We're better than this." (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Joe Biden unleashes on Trump’s ‘shithole’ comment: ‘It’s not how a president should behave’

Caitlin Yilek · January 12, 2018 4:31 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen as President Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy. "In the course of his comments, he said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist," Durbin told reporters Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Dick Durbin: Trump made ‘hate-filled, vile and racist’ comments repeatedly

Melissa Quinn · January 12, 2018 3:08 pm

Earlier Friday morning, President Trump rejected reports that he told lawmakers that the U.S. should block immigrants from "shithole" countries, but admitted he used "tough" language in that immigration meeting. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘Never said anything derogatory about Haitians’

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2018 2:11 pm

After President Trump's alleged comments on suggesting some nations as "shithole" countries, Stephen Colbert said, "Sir, they're not shithole countries. For one, Donald Trump isn't their president." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Colbert: They aren’t ‘shithole’ countries because Trump isn’t their president

Caitlin Yilek · January 12, 2018 1:35 pm

The Trump administration decided to end a temporary residency permit that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since an earthquake shook the Caribbean nation in 2010. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Anderson Cooper describes dire conditions in Haiti, admonishes Trump for calling it ‘shithole’

Eddie Scarry · January 12, 2018 1:14 pm

Rep. Luis Gutierrez D-Ill., said President Trump "could lead the Ku Klux Klan," after Trump allegedly referred to some nations as "shithole" countries. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Luis Gutierrez: Trump ‘could lead the Ku Klux Klan’

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2018 1:06 pm

On "Fox and Friends," typically a criticism-free zone when it comes to President Trump, co-host Brian Kilmeade said the president should acknowledge he was wrong in allegedly calling some nations as "shithole" countries. (Screenshot)

‘Fox and Friends’ says Trump should walk back ‘shithole’ comment

Eddie Scarry · January 12, 2018 12:48 pm

President Trump on Friday said the bipartisan proposal senators brought him a day earlier is a nonstarter because it includes language to continue temporary protected status programs in countries the administration recently rescinded them. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump denies ‘shithole’ comment, but admits ‘tough’ language

Anna Giaritelli · January 12, 2018 12:40 pm

White House Watch: Trump Unplugged on Haiti and Africa—and with the WSJ

Michael Warren · January 12, 2018 12:12 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has hit on the lack of diversity in immigration negotiations, calling a working group focused on the topic "the five white guys." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats fear Senate surrender on diversity visas

Laura Barrón-López · January 12, 2018 5:01 am

While President Trump's remarks about immigrants from Haiti and El Salvador were making headlines Thursday, the details of a bipartisan immigration fix that would codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals were leaked. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s immigration shitshow

W. James Antle III · January 12, 2018 5:01 am