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President Donald Trump opened his address to a joint session of Congress by condemning the recent threats against Jewish community centres and a fatal shooting in Kansas – that is being investigated as a hate crime.
Trump called for the need to adopt a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India, modifying his hard-line campaign rhetoric with a promise to revive the 'American spirit'.
He also spoke about immigrants, infrastructure and the border wall. Here is a compilation of the important quotes from his address:
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