Border wall - Page 172

January 19, 2019

30 unaccompanied children were among 376 migrants who tunneled under border wall into Arizona

The largest single group of asylum seekers ever to cross into the US tunneled beneath the border wall near San Luis, Arizona, earlier this week before turning themselves in to the feds, a new report said Friday.

January 19, 2019

Trump insists that a 'border crisis’ is ravaging America – Here's what numbers tell us

It's not our borders that are the problem. They are statistically more secure than they have ever been. Instead we should spend money extending and improving our immigration laws and processes.

January 17, 2019

Jason Chaffetz: The Senate should vote to open the government, fund the wall and force Dems to vote 'nay'

There seems to be no imperative for Democrats to act in the interests of the nation or its federal employees. They have a political incentive to maximize pain for everyone.

January 16, 2019

From GoFundMe to private project: Disabled vet says his border wall project gets $7M in donations

Air Force veteran and triple amputee Brian Kolfage, 37, who started the GoFundMe page in December to raise money for President Trump’s border wall, said Wednesday that donors have given $7 million to his new idea: privately building the wall, according to reports.

January 16, 2019

Diamond and Silk: Yes, the border crisis is real and it's black Americans who bear the brunt of it

We’ve got a question for all these people claiming the crisis on the border is “fake.” Can’t you see the proof right before your own eyes?

January 15, 2019

Trump doubles down on border wall, as polls show voters turning against his shutdown strategy

President Trump used an address Monday to the American Farm Bureau convention to dig in on his call for a border wall, even as new polling indicates most Americans oppose his administration’s strategy of demanding money for the U.S.-Mexico barrier in exchange for ending the partial government shutdown. 

January 15, 2019

Rep. Andy Biggs: President Trump has only one option left -- declare an emergency at the border

In the years to come, the question will not be why President Trump and his allies insisted on building a border wall, but why the Democrats were emotionally attached to preventing security for America.

January 14, 2019

Pentagon extends troops' southern border mission by 8 months as shutdown over border wall continues

As the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over funding for President Trump's proposed border wall continues, the Pentagon on Monday extended the military's mission on the southern border by eight months.

January 14, 2019

Liz Peek: Border walls work – That's why Pelosi, Schumer don't even want a real debate

President Trump wants to build a border barrier to keep people from entering the U.S. illegally, while Democrats are doing everything possible to reward people for doing just that.

January 13, 2019

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Trump is ready to negotiate but if Dems won't, it's time to declare a national emergency

The president has been sitting in the Oval Office since Christmas Eve. He's ready. If the Democrats aren’t coming to the table, the time to declare a national emergency is now.