Partisan divide marks Michigan's congressional reaction to President's border speech

Partisan division marked Michigan’s congressional delegation’s reaction to the President’s call Tuesday evening for a wall along the nation’s border with Mexico. President Donald Trump said in an Oval Office address that there is a "growing humanitarian and security crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border, though crossings have fallen in recent years. The president said all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal immigration. He cited crimes committed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally to make his case for a southern border wall. Studies over several years have found immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than people born in the United States. Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Southfield) tweeted, “Trump uses fear, NOT facts to justify hurting millions of Americans for his wall.” The ongoing partial federal government shutdown was a main talking point for Democrats.