Posted on 01/06/2018 10:59:05 AM PST by EdnaMode
President Donald J. Trump’s wall along the southern border will cost at least $18 billion, per a Congressional source first reported by The Wall Street Journal. But, President Trump insists that Mexico will pay for the wall and that Democrats will agree to it.
According to The Wall Street Journal's source, the Department of Homeland Security has requested 316 miles of new fencing plus an additional 407 miles of reinforcing fencing to be built over the next decade, costing taxpayers $18 billion.
According to NBC News, Democrats are already condemning the plan. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the minority whip, called the request "outrageous."
"President Trump has said he may need a good government shutdown to get his wall. With this demand, he seems to be heading in that direction," Durbin said in a statement. He said that the administration was undercutting bipartisan efforts to help those protected by DACA with the $18 billion request and other immigration demands.
This figures comes as President Trump stated again today that he believes Mexico will pay for the wall. Trump was speaking to reporters from Camp David, where he is planning his 2018 agenda with Republican leaders this weekend.
“I believe Mexico will pay for the wall. I have a very good relationship with Mexico,” Mr. Trump told reporters.
He also added that construction of the border wall, a key tenant of his campaign, is absolutely necessary for any sort of deal on President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA has allowed thousands of illegal aliens brought into the country by their parents as children to stay in the United States, despite lack of proper citizenship.
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I’m not in favor of DACA, but for any who do get it;
Must attain a HS diploma
No criminal record
Must speak English
This alone will whittle the pool.
DACA didn’t even exist until obama created it
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THANK YOU!! Why are they acting this is some long standing immigration policy.
I’m confident that any DACA deal will be very minimal and the wall will be paid for by Mexico in large measure by the way I wonder why the Liberals don’t want the wall or people think it’s too much money how how many billions of dollars is a life worth I think a life is priceless personally
I hadn’t thought of that.
Nice observation.
He’s outing them knowing they’ll never go for it.
Not sure that’s his real play, but it is possible.
Appreciate the thought...
Perfect. He’s got em by the balls.
I’m ok with this. As long as Wall First.
There is already a “Path to Citizenship”, it’s called, “Get in Line like everybody else.”
Obama wanted votes..those DACA criminals would vote Democrat, that is what the left cares about..if these same DACA people voted Republican Pelosi, Reid, and Schumer would be at the border kicking them out themselves
Also need to end birthright citizenship and get eVerify.
DACA in any form is AMNESTY. Okay, get Trumps FULL AGENDA, all 72 points and end to birthright citizenship, then those who were truly children when they arrived prior to 2009 can get residency so long as their illegal alien families leave. Allow zero chain migration as the goal is to help these “innocent” children, not reward the illegal parents.
Yup. Wall Yes. DACA NO, hell no.
Finally, maybe someone else sees the horror of baseline budgeting.
If anyone wanted to really do something serious to curb feral spending this would be the very first thing on the chopping block.
illegals are Latinos and chain migration and the diversity
lottery are bringing in Muslims.
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Dig around a bit and you’ll find that Visa overstays are
now about as large as the illegals coming in from the
southern border. Most of them are from Asia/Far East.
They come in legally but fail to leave.
Interesting point.
If we trade DACA for the Wall, I will be pleased. I’d rather deport every illegal in the country, no exceptions, but I’ll accept the very large net win of fully-funding the Wall. Note: DACA criminals to receive only an annual, temporary amnesty that will expire if the Wall is not funded or is otherwise stopped (such as through the courts), but no path to citizenship.
Yay!!! Wallllllllll!!!!
wall yes. Fence no. Daca no..
I want a wall, as described. Daca kiddos can go home.
make sure that exam is in english only.
This is a good point. Dreamers can’t be happy with dims these days.
Home of the Free and
Land of the Brave
Invasion is coming from multiple fronts
and if it’s allowed to continue the above
won’t be applicable to this country.
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