BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has been threatening to close down the government if Congress doesn’t meet his immigration priorities, but he has privately agreed to put off a potential shutdown or any fight over border wall funding until after the midterm elections, an administration official said Monday [7-30-18]. In recent days Mr. Trump has […]
Category: Wall
7/30/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump reiterated his threat Monday [7-30-18] to shut down the government if Congress fails to pass new border security and immigration measures, but he declined to draw a line in the sand. Trump stuck to broad strokes as he warned he is willing to shut down the government if Congress […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again on Monday [7-30-18] to shut down the federal government over his demands for a border wall and other changes in immigration policy, but said he remains open to talks with Congress on the issue…Congress must pass a spending bill by the end of September to avert […]
7/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We must have Border Security, get rid of Chain, Lottery, Catch & Release Sanctuary Cities – go to Merit based Immigration. Protect ICE and Law Enforcement and, of course, keep building, but much faster, THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2018 6:57 am […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional Republicans, already facing a difficult election landscape, confronted a prospect on Sunday [7-29-18] they had worked feverishly to avoid: a threat by President Trump to shut down the government over funding for a border wall…Last week, Republican leaders thought they had reached a deal with Mr. Trump to delay a confrontation […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump renewed a threat to shut down the government unless Congress provides money for a wall at the southern border and enacts new curbs on immigration, reviving a battle he said last month should wait until Republicans gained more solid majorities after the November elections…The threat adds a new headache for […]
7/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security, which includes the Wall! Must get rid of Lottery, Catch & Release etc. and finally go to system of Immigration based on MERIT! We need great people coming into our Country!” – […]
7/2/2018
DREAMERS/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans left Washington last week relieved that their ugly, months-long fight over immigration was behind them. The reality? It’s far from over. President Donald Trump has been pestering Congress to send him big money for his border wall with Mexico, a demand that could lead to a government shutdown just weeks […]
6/25/2018
IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “….If this is done, illegal immigration will be stopped in it’s tracks – and at very little, by comparison, cost. This is the only real answer – and we must continue to BUILD THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 25, 2018 7:54 am […]
6/21/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We shouldn’t be hiring judges by the thousands, as our ridiculous immigration laws demand, we should be changing our laws, building the Wall, hire Border Agents and Ice and not let people come into our country based on the legal phrase they are told to say as their password.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
5/30/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [5-29-18] accused Mexico of doing ‘nothing’ to stop illegal immigrants crossing into the United States, and repeated his election campaign pledge that Mexico would pay for his planned border wall. Very quickly Mexico replied: no we won’t. Trump was addressing supporters in a campaign-style rally in […]
5/29/2018
BORDER/DEMS/IMMIGRATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages. They thought it was recent pictures in order to make us look bad, but backfires. Dems must agree to Wall and new Border Protection for good of country…Bipartisan Bill!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 29, 2018 5:07 […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump said Saturday [5-12-18] that the Senate should approve a government spending package that includes funding for border security and a wall before the August break or not go on recess. Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill in March that will fund the government through the end of September. […]
5/12/2018
BORDER/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate should get funding done before the August break, or NOT GO HOME. Wall and Border Security should be included. Also waiting for approval of almost 300 nominations, worst in history. Democrats are doing everything possible to obstruct, all they know how to do. STAY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 12, 2018 […]
4/23/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico, whose laws on immigration are very tough, must stop people from going through Mexico and into the U.S. We may make this a condition of the new NAFTA Agreement. Our Country cannot accept what is happening! Also, we must get Wall funding fast.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 23, 2018 8:51 am […]
4/23/2018
BORDER/DEMS/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and the Border being so bad and one sided, I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. It is a disgrace. We are the only Country in the World so naive! WALL” […]
4/13/2018
BORDER/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Tremendous pressure is building, like never before, for the Border Wall and an end to crime cradling Sanctuary Cities. Started the Wall in San Diego, where the people were pushing really hard to get it. They will soon be protected!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 13, 2018 6:44 am […]
4/6/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/MEXICO/MILITARY/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After days of President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric against immigration via Mexico, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered a stern response to his US counterpart, telling him that ‘nothing and no one stands above the dignity of Mexico.’ The five-minute-long speech was delivered in Spanish and posted in a video on the […]
4/3/2018
BORDER/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [4-3-18] said he planned to use U.S. military forces to protect the nation’s southern border with Mexico until there is a border wall and ‘proper security.”We are going to be doing things militarily,’ Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that he had discussed the idea […]
4/1/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Mexico is doing very little, if not NOTHING, at stopping people from flowing into Mexico through their Southern Border, and then into the U.S. They laugh at our dumb immigration laws. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL!” –Donald Trump, […]
3/30/2018
SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump promised to build a ‘big, beautiful’ wall, but a border official’s description of the first major steps of the project framed it as more of a fixer-upper. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitello told reporters during a news conference Friday [3-30-18] that the administration would […]
3/28/2018
WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL!” https://t.co/pmCNoxxlkH -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 28, 2018 2:47pm […]
3/27/2018
BUDGET/MEXICO/MILITARY/PAUL RYAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is floating the idea of using the military’s budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. Trump raised the idea with House Speaker Paul Ryan at a meeting last week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity. And he’s […]
3/25/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Much can be done with the $1.6 Billion given to building and fixing the border wall. It is just a down payment. Work will start immediately. The rest of the money will come – and remember DACA, the Democrats abandoned you (but we will not)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, 2018 5:42am […]
3/25/2018
MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Because of the $700 & $716 Billion Dollars gotten to rebuild our Military, many jobs are created and our Military is again rich. Building a great Border Wall, with drugs (poison) and enemy combatants pouring into our Country, is all about National Defense. Build WALL through M!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 25, […]
3/23/2018
CONGRESS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TWITTER/WALL: “President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill into law on Friday [3-23-18], avoiding a government shutdown that had suddenly become a possibility when the president vented angrily on Twitter about his frustration with the bipartisan legislation. The president abruptly backed down from his threat to veto the spending bill in a […]
3/23/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. […]
3/23/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “DACA was abandoned by the Democrats. Very unfair to them! Would have been tied to desperately needed Wall.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 23, 2018 7:26am […]
3/22/2018
DEMS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has called for a wall along the border with Mexico to stop undocumented immigrants and drugs from entering the United States. But Border Patrol agents on the front lines say they need more technology and additional personnel to curb the illegal traffic, according to a report released on Thursday [3-22-18] […]
3/22/2018
ECONOMY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The $1.3 trillion spending bill that would fund the government through September — and has President Donald Trump’s support — has the first money to build new border fencing under the Trump administration, but also puts a piece of the border in Texas off limits. A provision would block construction through the […]
3/21/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/MILITARY/WALL: “Democrats refused to take care of DACA. Would have been so easy, but they just didn’t care. I had to fight for Military and start of Wall.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 21, 2018 10:04pm […]
3/21/2018
BUDGET/DEMS/WALL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Got $1.6 Billion to start Wall on Southern Border, rest will be forthcoming. Most importantly, got $700 Billion to rebuild our Military, $716 Billion next year…most ever. Had to waste money on Dem giveaways in order to take care of military pay increase and new equipment.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 21, 2018 […]
3/20/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/GOP/INFRASTRUCTURE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional leaders are racing to finalize a spending bill by the end of Tuesday [3-20-18] but find themselves still at odds over a host of controversial issues — delaying plans to unveil the proposal. Democrats, Republicans and the White House battled late into the night Monday [3-19-18] and into Tuesday afternoon over […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL:“The Koch network has a rare message for President Donald Trump: Take the Democrats’ immigration deal. A trio of organizations supported by Charles and David Koch is urging Trump to accept congressional Democrats’ weekend offer, which would deliver $25 billion for a border wall and security in exchange for a pathway to […]
3/19/2018
DEMS/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The White House and congressional Democrats traded immigration offers futilely over the weekend, according to three sources familiar with the talks, leaving little chance of an immediate deal to protect Dreamers. The White House on Sunday [3-18-18] made an 11th-hour push to include billions of dollars in border wall funding in a […]
3/14/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/PROTESTS/SUPPORTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump spent his day in California perusing border wall samples, needling state officials, raising money and upholding a White House tradition: inciting traffic so bad it gets a name. Obamajams made way for ‘Make America Late Again’ on Tuesday [3-13-18], as Trump paid his first visit to California — a rogue […]
3/13/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/SANCTUARY CITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump ventured into what his team regards as enemy territory on Tuesday [3-13-18], and it was not a peace mission. In his first visit as president to California, the blue bastion of liberal resistance, Mr. Trump unloaded on Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, and called on Congress to punish jurisdictions […]
3/13/2018
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “If we don’t have a wall system, we’re not going to have a country. Congress must fund the BORDER WALL & prohibit grants to sanctuary jurisdictions that threaten the security of our country & the people of our country. We must enforce our laws & protect our people! #BuildTheWall https://t.co/NGqNueukvj” -Donald Trump, […]
3/13/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/WALL: “Heading to see the BORDER WALL prototypes in California! https://t.co/fU6Ukc271l” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 13, 2018 09:37am […]
3/12/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is finally set to make his first visit to California as president this week, as his administration battles the state over its immigration policies and some of his fellow Republicans here look to keep their distance from him. Mr. Trump is scheduled to travel to the state Tuesday [3-13-18], […]
3/7/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Donald Trump will visit California next week, his first visit to the Golden State as president, the White House announced on Wednesday [3-7-18]. Sources familiar with Trump’s plans say he is expected to visit California to the US-Mexico border to look at border wall prototypes in the San Diego area. The President […]
3/4/2018
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Along a dusty stretch of border, flanked by an outlet mall and farmland, a giant crane hoisted a 30-foot-high section of steel barrier and dropped it into a shallow trench last Wednesday [2-28-18]. The structure was one of the first new pieces of a border wall put in place since the start […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “45 year low on illegal border crossings this year. Ice and Border Patrol Agents are doing a great job for our Country. MS-13 thugs being hit hard.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 09:08am […]
2/28/2018
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “I have decided that sections of the Wall that California wants built NOW will not be built until the whole Wall is approved. Big victory yesterday with ruling from the courts that allows us to proceed. OUR COUNTRY MUST HAVE BORDER SECURITY!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 07:29am […]
2/27/2018
BORDER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Big legal win today. U.S. judge sided with the Trump Administration and rejected the attempt to stop the government from building a great Border Wall on the Southern Border. Now this important project can go forward!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 11:28pm […]
2/25/2018
BORDER/FOREIGN POLICY/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Plans for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto have been shelved for the second time in a year over disagreements about the funding of a border wall, Trump administration officials said. The border wall has been a key issue for Mr. Trump since he began campaigning […]
2/23/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Friday [2-23-18] to push for his proposal to build a wall along the southern U.S. border and criticize Democrats on immigration, missives that come as the Trump administration continues to grapple with fallout from the Florida high school shooting. ‘MS-13 gang members are being removed […]
2/23/2018
BORDER/CRIME/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “MS-13 gang members are being removed by our Great ICE and Border Patrol Agents by the thousands, but these killers come back in from El Salvador, and through Mexico, like water. El Salvador just takes our money, and Mexico must help MORE with this problem. We need The Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 23, […]
2/5/2018
BORDER/BUDGET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Monday [2-5-18] again insisted on funding for his promised border wall, making clear the high hurdle faced by a bipartisan pair of senators who are backing an immigration plan that leaves out wall funding and other Trump demands. The senators are hoping that their legislation, being […]
2/5/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/WALL: “Any deal on DACA that does not include STRONG border security and the desperately needed WALL is a total waste of time. March 5th is rapidly approaching and the Dems seem not to care about DACA. Make a deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 5, 2018 09:36am […]
1/27/2018
BORDER/WALL: “Thank you to Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council for his strong statement on @foxandfriends that we very badly NEED THE WALL. Must also end loophole of ‘catch & release’ and clean up the legal and other procedures at the border NOW for Safety & Security reasons.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, […]
1/23/2018
BORDER/POLITICAL FIGURES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Chuck Schumer is taking his big spending boost for Donald Trump’s border wall off the table. The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House on Monday [1-22-18] that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 billion in wall […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [1-18-18] insisted that ‘the Wall is the Wall’ and his conception of it had never changed, the morning after Hispanic lawmakers said his chief of staff told them that the president’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border was ‘not fully informed.’ ‘The […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico, now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall, there is no Deal!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 18, 2018 […]
1/18/2018
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water… The Wall […]
1/16/2018
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “We must have Security at our VERY DANGEROUS SOUTHERN BORDER, and we must have a great WALL to help protect us, and to help stop the massive inflow of drugs pouring into our country!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2018 08:54am […]
1/12/2018
DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The so-called bipartisan DACA deal presented yesterday to myself and a group of Republican Senators and Congressmen was a big step backwards. Wall was not properly funded, Chain & Lottery were made worse and USA would be forced to take large numbers of people from high crime… countries which are doing badly. […]
1/11/2018
BORDER/DEMS/DRUGS/WALL: “The Democrats seem intent on having people and drugs pour into our country from the Southern Border, risking thousands of lives in the process. It is my duty to protect the lives and safety of all Americans. We must build a Great Wall, think Merit and end Lottery & Chain. USA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/10/18
BORDER/DREAMERS/WALL: “The United States needs the security of the Wall on the Southern Border, which must be part of any DACA approval. The safety and security of our country is #1! https://t.co/4CFzQXb5aS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 06:07pm […]
1/9/2018
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “As I made very clear today, our country needs the security of the Wall on the Southern Border, which must be part of any DACA approval.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2018 07:16pm […]
1/8/2018
BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP POSITION CHANGES/WALL: “The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures that officials and experts have said are more effective than building a wall along the Mexican border. President […]
1/5/2018
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration is asking Congress for nearly $18 billion to construct more than 700 miles of new and replacement barriers along the southwest border, offering its most detailed description yet of the president’s vision for a border wall with Mexico. The request, if granted, would be a major expansion from the […]
12/1/2017
CRIME/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/WALL: “The Kate Steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected Obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. His exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. BUILD THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 1, 2017 06:03am […]
11/24/2017
TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Will be calling the President of Egypt in a short while to discuss the tragic terrorist attack, with so much loss of life. We have to get TOUGHER AND SMARTER than ever before, and we will. Need the WALL, need the BAN! God bless the people of Egypt.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. […]
11/19/2017
BORDER/CRIME/WALL: “Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt. We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 19, 2017 08:29pm […]
11/15/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Cards Against Humanity, an irreverent card game company known for its attention-seeking pranks, says it bought land on the U.S.-Mexico border to block President Trump from building his wall. The Chicago company said on its website that this was part of a holiday promotion, for which customers could contribute to the wall-blocking […]
10/26/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Seven months after the federal government asked for bids to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, the country will get its first glimpse of President Donald Trump’s vision, rising on a dusty patch of desert here. Eight completed border-wall models will be unveiled Thursday [10-26-17] in a pageant of […]
10/19/2017
BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Construction crews are erecting eight looming prototypes of President Trump’s border wall in a remote section of the San Diego borderlands. Four are solid concrete; four are made of steel and concrete; one is topped with spikes. They all approach 30 feet in height. Customs and Border Protection is paying $20 million […]
10/17/2017
BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “BORDER WALL prototypes underway! https://t.co/arFNO80zmO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 06:03pm […]
9/27/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “On a dusty patch of land surrounded by a chain-link fence near the border here, workers this week began shoveling ground for a large-scale prototype for a border wall with Mexico. The eight different models of President Trump’s promised wall will range from 18 to 30 feet tall. Four will be made […]
9/27/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/HOUSE OF REPS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans on Wednesday [9-27-17] unveiled a plan to provide $10 billion for President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico, a bill unlikely to clear the Senate but which could fuel a shutdown fight in December. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) said his panel will vote on the […]
9/20/2017
BORDER/CALIFORNIA/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra plans to announce a lawsuit Wednesday [9-20-17] on behalf of the state that will challenge President Trump’s proposal to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, a project Becerra has called ‘medieval.’ Becerra is scheduled to travel to Border Field State Park near San Diego to announce […]
9/14/2017
BORDER/WALL: “The WALL, which is already under construction in the form of new renovation of old and existing fences and walls, will continue to be built.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 05:20am […]
9/12/2017
BORDER/DREAMERS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “A top White House aide indicated Tuesday [9-12-17] that the Trump administration would not insist that legislation protecting young immigrants known as Dreamers be tied to funding for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border… The comments underscore President Donald Trump’s desire to see Congress approve a legislative fix for the Deferred Action […]
8/31/2017
BORDER/DHS/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday [8-31-17] which vendors have been selected to build some protoypes for President Donald Trump’s promised US-Mexico border wall, a step forward for the project after months of delays. The announcement came after the Government Accountability Office on Friday dismissed a protest filed on the contract […]
8/28/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Spurred by President Donald Trump’s emphatic reiteration that it will eventually pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Mexican government said in a statement Sunday that it will not fund such a project ‘under any circumstances.’ ‘As the Mexican government has always stated, our country will not pay, under any […]
8/27/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/WALL: “With Mexico being one of the highest crime Nations in the world, we must have THE WALL. Mexico will pay for it through reimbursement/other.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 27, 2017 08:44am […]
8/25/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Pentagon is staring down weeks and possibly months of budget uncertainty that’s shaping up to be the most turbulent budget drama for the military in years. Once again, the US Armed Forces are caught in the middle of a bigger political fight — this time over President Donald Trump’s border wall […]
8/23/2017
BORDER/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Trump has widened an extraordinary rift with his own party, as he threatened a government shutdown over his long-promised border wall and attacked key lawmakers whose votes he needs heading into a crucial legislative period. The escalating tensions between the Republican president and the Republican Congress endanger delicate negotiations in the […]
8/3/2017
BORDER/GOP/POLITICS/WALL: “Offering an alternative to President Donald Trump’s vision for a border wall, a top Senate Republican is introducing legislation Thursday [8-3-17] that urges the administration to use technology as well as physical barriers to better guard the southwest border. The bill from Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, […]
8/1/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday [8-1-17] said that it would use its authority to exempt the agency from having to comply with environmental and other laws in its efforts to build border walls and access roads in the San Diego area. The waiver would apply to the construction of several wall prototypes […]
7/27/2017
BORDER/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “House Republicans passed legislation on Thursday [7-27-17] funding President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the southwest border, having set the terms of the debate to let members avoid having to vote directly on the proposal. The measure passed 235-192. Five Democrats voted for the bill, with the support of 230 […]
7/18/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “President Donald Trump may have a vision of what his border wall should look like, but he’s not involved in the process to make those decisions, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Despite Trump’s recent comments on how the wall will take shape, including references to it including solar panels and transparency, Customs […]
7/12/2017
BORDER/WALL: “Big WIN today for building the wall. It will secure the border & save lives. Now the full House & Senate must act! ➡️https://t.co/TTg7lvBdo2 https://t.co/xhiknXko70” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2017 06:24pm […]
6/27/2017
BORDER/DHS/WALL: “The Department of Homeland Security will start construction of prototypes for a border wall this summer in the San Diego area, agency officials said on Tuesday [6-27-17], the first step in fulfilling a campaign promise made by President Trump. Homeland security officials said the prototypes would be added to the existing border walls in […]
6/23/2017
BORDER/ENERGY ALT/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump is crediting himself with the idea of building a Mexico border wall of solar panels. But that looks to be a borrowed brainwave; others pitched a solar wall back when he was a skeptic of tapping power from the sun… TRUMP: ‘We’re thinking about building the wall as […]
6/22/2017
CRIME/DRUGS/MEXICO/WALL: “Mexico was just ranked the second deadliest country in the world, after only Syria. Drug trade is largely the cause. We will BUILD THE WALL!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2017 05:15pm […]
6/22/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday [6-21-17] that he has proposed a ‘solar wall’ along the southern border, suggesting for the first time that the sun, and not Mexico, might pay for his signature campaign pledge. Speaking at a rally in downtown Cedar Rapids, Trump declared that covering his planned border wall with […]
6/6/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump floated putting solar panels on his planned Mexican border wall in a meeting with legislative leaders Tuesday [6-6-17] afternoon, according to White House and Capitol Hill officials. It was unclear why Trump brought up the topic, but he presented the panels as a way to fund the wall, which […]
5/23/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget calls for more spending for border security and immigration enforcement — but the ask is still modest compared to what fulfilling his campaign pledges would likely cost. The budget proposed by the White House on Tuesday includes $2.6 billion for border security — $1.6 billion of which […]
5/7/2017
BORDER/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “One of the principal barriers to President Trump’s border wall begins in Aleida Garcia’s expansive backyard. She and her husband have built a small park alongside some scrubland on their 30 acres, and they enjoy a panoramic view of the Rio Grande Valley. They say they will fiercely resist any effort by […]
5/4/2017
BORDER/WALL: “The White House says it’s going to build a wall along the US-Mexico border with new funding appropriated by Congress. But the improvements they plan to make to existing fencing are nothing past administrations haven’t done. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are the ones responsible for improving border security in places […]
4/27/2017
BORDER/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Congressional Democrats are saying they’ll oppose a measure to keep the government running another week if Republicans plan a health care vote between now and Saturday [4-29-17], Democratic aides told CNN. ‘If Republicans announce their intention to bring their harmful TrumpCare bill to the House Floor tomorrow or Saturday, I will oppose […]
4/26/2017
BORDER/POLITICS/WALL: “Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney McDaniel said Wednesday [4-26-17] that failing to fulfill Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border will hurt the party in the 2018 midterm elections. ‘They’re gonna lose the trust of our base if we don’t keep our promises, our base is gonna walk […]
4/25/2017
BORDER/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/MEXICO/WALL: “Don’t let the fake media tell you that I have changed my position on the WALL. It will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 25, 2017 07:36am […]
4/24/2017
ATTORNEY GENERAL/BORDER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WALL/JEFF SESSIONS: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Sunday he does not expect the Mexican government to outright pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall, but there are a number of ways to extract the billions of dollars needed to build it. Sessions made his comments in an appearance on ABC’s ‘This […]
4/24/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/WALL: “….the wall is not built, which it will be, the drug situation will NEVER be fixed the way it should be! #BuildTheWall” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2017 10:31am […]
4/24/2017
BORDER/BUDGET/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Fights over money to pay for a border wall — as well as Obamacare subsidies and an infusion of resources for the military — are threatening to trip up congressional talks over a funding bill to head off a government shutdown Friday [4-28-17]. Bipartisan negotiators have spent weeks methodically working through hundreds […]
4/24/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/WALL: “The Wall is a very important tool in stopping drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth (and many others)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2017 07:28am […]
4/23/2017
BORDER/MEXICO/WALL: “Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 23, 2017 10:44am […]