[ETCM]

fund the border wall by closing existing loopholes that provide illegal immigrants with federal benefits and tax credits

That would be just as good as Mexico paying for the wall. In fact, even better in the long run.

Unfortunately, such a bill will not pass in this Congress, nor the next. The wall was effectively defeated in the midterm election.

[lodi90]

Unfortunately, such a bill will not pass in this Congress, nor the next. The wall was effectively defeated in the midterm election.

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The Wall was “effectively defeated” because the GOP and their coporate donors do not want one. It was reported shortly after POTUS inagurated that the GOP had no interest in funding The Wall and here we are.