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Biden promises border plan soon to counter Trump policy

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Last Updated : May 09 2019 | 11:56 AM IST

Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is sowing fear at the US border with Mexico, not delivering solutions, after another month when about 100,000 immigrants were arrested trying to enter the country illegally.

"The idea that we are just trying to scare the living devil out of the American public 'My God, hordes are coming,' the way he characterizes it is just simply wrong," Biden told reporters near downtown Los Angeles.

The Democratic candidate for president and former vice president said he soon will release a proposal to address the nation's long-running border problems.

One of its planks, he said, would be to establish a way to determine quickly if an immigrant is qualified to enter the U.S. But he didn't answer directly when asked if people who enter the U.S. illegally should qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, as

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First Published: May 09 2019 | 11:56 AM IST

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