Directions: Read the summary, watch the video and then answer the discussion questions.

Summary: On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address from the Oval Office on the government shutdown and what he called the “humanitarian and national security crisis” at the border. Trump said that all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration, adding that it “strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages.” Trump is demanding a taxpayer-funded $5 billion in border wall — an issue at the heart of a partial government shutdown that is now into its third week. Democratic lawmakers have been unwilling to pass budgets that include a border barrier. With both sides still at a stalemate, the partial government shutdown, at 19 days and counting, is already one of the longest shutdowns in modern history.

Dig deeper: When he was running for president, Trump campaigned on Mexico paying for the wall. Republican legislators previously proposing $25 billion for construction. To learn more, read NewsHour’s How Trump is trying to shift the shutdown debate and Trump says there’s a ‘crisis’ at the border. Here’s what the data says.

January 9, 2019 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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