President Donald Trump's State of the Union address characterized illegal immigration as an "urgent national crisis," saying in his State of the Union address that he's ordered thousands of additional troops to prepare for a "tremendous onslaught" at the southern border. The president claimed mass illegal migration into the U.S. taxes working class Americans, affecting their jobs, wages, schools, hospitals and safety in their communities.

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