Führer Trump's 'Wall' To Become Border Fence Upgrade; US Taxpayers Will Pay Not Mexico...
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Trump 'Wall' To Become Border Fence Upgrade; USA Will Pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Donald Trump's transition team are exploring whether they can make good on Trump's promise of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border without passing a new bill on the topic, officials said Thursday.
Under the evolving plan, the Trump administration would rely on existing legislation authorizing fencing and other technology along the southern border. Congress would be asked to ensure that enough money is appropriated to take additional new steps — but would not pass a stand-alone bill authorizing a big new wall. CNN separately reported that Trump would ask Congress to appropriate US tax payer money to pay for the "wall".
The potential approach was confirmed by two congressional officials and a senior transition official with knowledge of the discussions; all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The officials emphasized that no final decisions had been made.
The approach could come as a surprise to some but could avoid a legislative fight Trump might lose if he tried to get Congress to pass a stand-alone bill authorizing the kind of border wall he promised during the campaign.
It's not clear how much could be done along the 2,000-mile border without additional actions by Congress. Lawmakers passed the Secure Fence Act of 2006, but most of those 700 miles have already been built. Some areas are in much better shape than others, though, and long stretches are made up of fencing that stops vehicles but not pedestrians.
But whatever steps might be taken without Congress' approval would be likely to fall short of the extravagant new wall on the border that Trump repeatedly said Mexico would pay for. And despite Congress' involvement in approving any spending, such an approach might also open Trump to charges of going around the House and the Senate to take unilateral actions, something he repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama for doing. A spending bill including money for border construction could also provoke a legislative showdown given potential opposition from Senate Democrats.
Still, several lawmakers and congressional officials said the administration could have significant flexibility in taking additional steps without Congress' approval.
"There's a lot of things that can be done within current law," said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., a longtime proponent of comprehensive immigration reform, though he emphasized that a lasting solution on immigration would take Congress. "You cannot minimize the potential impact of the administration doing what they can do under the law."
However, some immigration hard-liners have already expressed the desire to see Congress take a vote given how prominent the wall was during Trump's presidential campaign, and their desire to act on the issue.
Trump's vow to build an impenetrable, concrete wall along the southern border was his signature campaign proposal. "Build the wall!" supporters would chant at his rallies. "Who's going to pay for it?" Trump would ask them. "Mexico!" Trump often promised the wall would be built of hardened concrete, rebar and steel as tall as his venues' ceilings, and would feature a "big, beautiful door" to allow legal immigrants to enter.
Most experts viewed such promises as unrealistic and impractical, and Trump himself sometimes allowed that the wall would not need to span the entire length of the border, thanks to natural barriers like rivers. After winning the election, he said he'd be open to stretches of fencing.
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Haaaaa! Fluff Master Trump! His core will NEVER turn on him tho, even when it all goes 2 hell massively! They gotta save face ( Stick 2 Code) for all that Supremacist rhetoric he spoke and they supported. I'm just gonna watch Rome burn. Lol
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Thanks Trump
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Rex has a cheaper and easier solution. Drones, helicopter gunships, landmines.
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N-GGA!!!!
Great Depression 2.0 coming soon! -
Biden 2020!!!!
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Haaaaa! Fluff Master Trump! His core will NEVER turn on him tho, even when it all goes 2 hell massively! They gotta save face ( Stick 2 Code) for all that Supremacist rhetoric he spoke and they supported. I'm just gonna watch Rome burn. Lol
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This guy lied to and swindled the American people harder than any other president ever and he gives no ? about it.
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They can spend all that money on a wall but complain about doing things to help their own citizens? But either way this so called wall will not be built.
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5th Letter wrote: »They can spend all that money on a wall but complain about doing things to help their own citizens? But either way this so called wall will not be built.
But.. but.. A lot rich citizens are about to get huge tax cuts that they desperately need.. To help keep fuel in their yachts and jets... -
I never was for this, but ? .... ? it. If they talking $30+hr/ $100+pdm, I might be a wall welding ass ? .
? will be so ironic. The people they trying to keep out will be coming over to get that wall money, too. Them contractors don't give a ? bout hiring them. Mexicans damn near run those border towns already. Them immigrants gonna eat good off this. -
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This ? was obvious, but try telling that to all those MFs who were fixated on "Hillary's emails" and all that other ? .
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This ? was obvious, but try telling that to all those MFs who were fixated on "Hillary's emails" and all that other ? .
Dont forget benzhagi! And bill clinton cheating -
In the words of a friend of mine....
The inability to be taught is going to lead to the destruction of a lot Americans. This false sense of "intelligence" is detrimental. Revist this in 2 years. -
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Mitch, Ted, and Rubio all gon shoot that fade with ya boy one say.
Mark my words. Ol ? ? -
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If people wont do anything and just let them do this and wont even bother to vote them out, then why should they stop? Theyre validated. People need to do their part to stop it when its time. Why would they stop any of this if people continue to give them the job and reward them for doing it?
Im getting over it rapidly. None of it is a surprise I did my part when it was time so I have no regrets cause I did my part. If you dont like the job they are doing, do your part to get them outta there when its time. The time has passed for now they are there now. I paid attention already. Now its time to work and the rest as usual. -
Build your fences, we diggin tunnels. Can't you see we gettin money up under you?
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lol the trump people on cnn tryin to defend now mexico not payin for the wall were studdering and on fox news " but mexico in the long run will still actually pay for it" lmao
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he gonna flip it an say he bringing jobs
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A wall around Mexico is not only illogical it is physically impossible bc of the terrain.
Not to mention it didn't work when China did it ages ago -
Hillary gets brought up again i see...n it wasnt @xxCivicxx this time
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mess around and start a war on US soil trying to build that wall keep playing
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