Border wall - Page 168

February 12, 2019

Rush Limbaugh gives blessing to possible border wall deal

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on his show Tuesday told his listeners not to underestimate President Trump’s desire to address illegal immigration and secure the southern border with Mexico, even if he does sign a compromise to avoid another shutdown.

February 12, 2019

Newsom slams Trump's border policies, says California won't be party to 'political theater'

Gavin Newsom offered a strong rebuke of President Trump and his border-security policies as he used his first State of the State address as California governor to declare that he would not participate in “political theater” over immigration and the proposed border wall.

February 12, 2019

Trump 'not happy' with bipartisan border deal, but doesn't want another shutdown

President Trump said Tuesday he is “not happy” with the tentative deal congressional negotiators have worked out on border security, as they face a Friday deadline to avert a second government shutdown. 

February 12, 2019

Sean Hannity: Democrats fight border security, seek to abolish ICE for one reason - they hate Trump

Democrats have been up to their old tricks, once again playing politics to torpedo border security talks with an outrageous demand aimed at curtailing the effectiveness of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

February 11, 2019

Sean Hannity slams ‘garbage compromise’ on preliminary agreement on border security

Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, on Monday blasted the “garbage compromise” after congressional negotiators said they reached an “agreement in principle” on border security funding that includes more than $1.3 billion for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

February 11, 2019

Trump holds rally in Texas amid border wall debate

President Trump held a campaign-style rally Monday night in El Paso, Texas — just as possible 2020 contender and former U.S. Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke led a border wall protest roughly a half-mile away.

February 11, 2019

Lawmakers reach 'agreement in principle' in border security talks, with $1.3B for barrier

Congressional negotiators revealed Monday evening that they've reached "an agreement in principle" on border security funding that includes more than $1.3 billion for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

February 11, 2019

Beto vs. Trump: O'Rourke says 'walls end lives' in competing event along US-Mexico border

A week after he told Oprah Winfrey that he’d decide on a White House run by the end of the month, Beto O’Rourke will take on President Trump Monday evening in dueling rallies along the U.S.-Mexico border in his hometown of El Paso.

February 11, 2019

Top ICE official slams Dem proposal to limit number of beds in immigration detention centers

The deputy director of Immigration and Customs enforcement on Monday slammed a Democratic proposal to limit the number of beds at immigration detention centers, calling the idea “extremely damaging to public safety.”

February 10, 2019

Border crisis: America, here's an abbreviated history of border walls

Border walls have a checkered history of success and, well, a checkered history. But those who built them to keep people out generally had good reason for doing so.