The extra (actually $600 million) would fund about 40 more miles of the high end urban Trump-Style barrier, that has been running about $15 million per mile (in addition to the 100 miles in the base request). 20-30 miles pretty much walls off a whole large urban area along the border (15 miles transformed San Diego).
So 140 urban miles next year would likely lock up the main open urban areas remaining along the border - The Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, El Paso.
Alternatively, they might put some of that toward less expensive ($10 million/mile) rural barrier in high traffic rural areas, like Arizona.
It is a nice chunk of effective barrier.
Also, the Army has recently (7 May) issued pre-solicitation notices, to also start building border barrier. No word yet on how much. Actual solicitations may be released as early as today (23 May 18):
https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6016559bb48aa589adad17c8e39776ab&tab=core&_cview=1
https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=42bcca3fc957f0bb863365477405cd45&tab=core&_cview=1
Will he get it?
Build the WALL! Ask for 15 billion. GET IT DONE! This will be more cost effective than processing the illegal aliens, social & healthcare program costs, judicial prosecutions and prison costs!
Build the wall, but remember this — a wall can be torn down easier than new statutory restrictions on immigration can be repealed.
What to happened to Mexico paying for the wall?
Why doesn’t he crowd fund it ... many of us would like to “own” a brick of that wall!
Let’s slap that 2% surcharge on money transferred from the USA to mexico.
If the country of Mexico won’t pay - get it from the illegals themselves.
If taxes and surcharges and special fees can be added to my gas, electric, phone, Internet bill (and they are without notice and without consent), they can surely do that.
That’s it?
“The president will request at least $2.2 billion to build the wall in the budget for the next fiscal year”