BREAKING : PROMISE KEPT – Trump Officially Orders Border Wall
Remember all those pundits during the primary and general election who claimed “Trump will not build a wall?”
From Fox News
President Trump signed executive actions Wednesday ordering the construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall and targeting sanctuary cities, following through on campaign promises that energized his base – and outraged his critics – during the 2016 campaign.
The orders cover a range of immigration enforcement measures. The marquee item is a directive to pursue a southern border wall.
“A nation without borders is not a nation,” Trump declared after signing the measures, while speaking to employees at the Department of Homeland Security. “Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders.”
The first order calls for the “immediate construction of a physical wall on the southern border,” and directs the DHS secretary to take “all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design, and construct” the wall using authority under existing law.
While it’s not yet clear exactly how the project might be funded or how much it would cost, Trump reiterated his vow that Mexico “absolutely” will pay for the project eventually, something the Mexican government has denied.
“Ultimately it will come out of what’s happening with Mexico,” Trump told ABC News in a separate interview, adding construction could begin in a matter of months.
Mexico’s contribution aside, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said existing Homeland Security funding could be used for now to get started, and congressional appropriations eventually would be needed. The order itself calls for the preparation of congressional budget requests.
The same executive order also calls for hiring 5,000 more Border Patrol agents and ending “catch-and-release” policies for illegal immigrants, among other provisions.
Another order is aimed at helping federal immigration agents. It calls for hiring 10,000 additional officers; restoring the so-called Secure Communities program and other local partnerships; prioritizing the deportation of illegal immigrant criminals; directing the State Department to use leverage to ensure illegal immigrants are taken back by their country of origin – and moving to strip federal grant money to sanctuary states and cities that “harbor” illegal immigrants.
Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders. Full speech from today @DHSgov: https://t.co/CXn2u87Vv6 pic.twitter.com/48iZam5Fai
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2017
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Put a simple 10% fee on every Western Union money order sent from anywhere in the USA to anywhere in Mexico. Not only will this pay for a magnificent wall, but the Mexican Govt. would probably provide some excellent labor in order to get it done quickly and get the fee removed. The amount of money flowing to Mexico from immigrants living here is staggering. That money never comes back , nor provides anything to the American economy.
I love that he FOCUSED AND WORKING FOR WE THE PEOPLE. He isn’t on the golf course, vacationing, or selling out America and American over deals that reward him with personal enrichment like so, so many CAREER PILITICIANS.