Republicans are dramatically ramping up their anti-immigration rhetoric after the shooting of two National Guard members in D.C. by a suspect who is an Afghan national, with some calling to end Muslim immigration entirely and "deport every single Islamist."

Why it matters: The Trump administration is already taking steps in that direction by suspending all immigration applications from Afghan nationals — a move even some Republican moderates aren't fully dismissing. • "I hope they give extra consideration to the interpreters. I agree everyone should be screened though," Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a frequent public critic of President Trump, told Axios. • Said Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.): "America's leaders must put politics aside and neutrally examine the risk versus reward of the [Specia

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