registered Democratic voters say they support the Green New Deal.

But their efforts failed. The proposal for a select committee on the Green New Deal was killed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), who instead decided to revive an old House panel on climate change from 10 years ago. Led by Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Florida), the revived Select Committee on the Climate Crisis is seen by many progressives as a disingenuous attempt to pay lip service to bold climate policy, not least of which because Castor has stated that the panel she heads will not be focusing on the Green New Deal. In fact, Castor, who reportedly owns shares in a fossil fuel fund, has flatly rejected one of the key provisions of the original Green New Deal SelectThe number of immigrants illegally crossing over the Mexican border into America has risen sharply, according to newly released figures.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revealed that child migration is on par with figures from 2014.

From October 2015 to March 2016, border officials stopped 27,754 unaccompanied children, representing a 78 percent jump from 15,616 apprehended in 2015, according to The Hill.com

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The number of immigrants illegally crossing over the Mexican border into America has risen sharply, according to newly released figures

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revealed that child migration is on par with figures from 2014

The news comes as Donald Trump's vow to round up and deport all of America's undocumented immigrants if he is elected president could shrink the economy by