Courtesy of Mish.
Color me wrong. I thought sanity regarding a US-Mexican wall would prevail after the election.
Not only will we have a wall, but the US will add 5,000 border agents, crack down on “sanctuary cities”, and suspend our refugee program.
Coming right up, Trump Will Sign Two Executive Orders on Immigration.
President Donald Trump will sign two executive orders on Wednesday, including one calling for a “large physical barrier” on the border with Mexico, the White House announced.
Press secretary Sean Spicer said the second order would tighten immigration enforcement inside the U.S., in part by trying to compel local law-enforcement agencies to turn over undocumented immigrants to federal authorities.
To do that, the new administration would restore the controversial Secure Communities program that facilitates this cooperation, which former President Barack Obama ended. It also plans to try and strip federal grant funding from so-called sanctuary cities that “harbor illegal immigrants,” Mr. Spicer said.
“One way or another, as the president has said before, Mexico will pay for it,” said Spicer.
Trump to Suspend Refugee Program
In addition to the wall, Trump will Suspend Refugee Program and ban people from countries deemed a terror risk.
“Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter Tuesday evening. “Among many other things, we will build the wall!”
A White House official on Wednesday confirmed that Mr. Trump will sign at least two orders later in the day. One would redirect existing appropriations to pay for a wall, while a second deals with border security and immigration enforcement inside the U.S., the official said.
Other executive actions involving the refugee program and immigration from nations deemed terror risks are expected Thursday, people familiar with the planning said.
Mr. Trump has given few details about his promise for a border wall, a project that is estimated to cost as much as $10 billion and possibly much more. Congressional Republicans have been considering appropriating funds in spending legislation that must pass by April to keep the government funded.
In hopes of beginning work sooner, Mr. Trump is expected to divert tens of millions of dollars in unspent allocations, said a second person familiar with the planning. Congressional leaders pointed Mr. Trump and his team to the money that may be available to be spent on border security, the person said.
Resentment Builds in Mexico
As expected, Border Wall Announcement Builds More Resentment in Mexico.
