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- 1 2 Yee, Vivian (25 June 2017). "For Grieving Parents, Trump Is 'Speaking for the Dead' on Immigration". New York Times. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ↑ Wisk, Allison (May 25, 2016). "Anti-illegal-immigration group the Remembrance Project out again to support Trump". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- 1 2 Nakamura, David (January 25, 2017). "Trump signs directive to start border wall with Mexico, ramp up immigration enforcement". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Donald Trump to Address Anti-Immigrant Remembrance Project This Weekend". September 15, 2016, Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ↑ "Anti-Immigrant Activist Maria Espinoza Increases Her Profile". Anti-Defamation League. June 2, 2014.
