Trump continues to fulfill his promise to build a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
The border wall will curb the illegal immigration and humanitarian crisis happening at the border.
The White House announced today that the administration has secured funding to build an additional 1,000 miles of new border wall.
According to the Daily Caller:
The Trump administration is shifting its border wall focus from procuring resources to breaking ground on new construction after securing funds for 1,000 miles of new wall along the southern border, White House officials tell the Daily Caller.
The fiscal year 2021 budget requests fewer funds for border wall construction than in previous years, but a senior White House official explained how the administration has “now shifted from securing funds to being able to build more wall.”
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan said in January he expects to meet President Donald Trump’s goal of erecting 450 miles of new border wall construction by the end of 2020, and the White House maintained that optimism Sunday.
“On the border, there’s great news to report,” the official told the Caller. “The president has kept his promise to secure the border. With funding available, the administration will build up to approximately 1,000 miles of border wall along the southwest border.”
“The 2021 budget request, which has increases for infrastructure, technology, and law enforcement personnel, is what’s required to gain operational control of the border.”
According to White House officials familiar with the fiscal year 2021 proposal, the budget request for Customs and Border Patrol jumped to $15.6 billion, up roughly 7 percent from last year’s enacted total. Immigration and Customs Enforcement also saw a significant budget bump, with a funding request just shy of $10 billion.
While this is excellent news for the country, it also bolsters Trump’s re-election campaign.
One theme of the campaign is the message of “Promises Made, Promises Kept.” The announcement of funding for 1,000 miles of new border wall reinforces that message.
Supporters turned to Twitter to express their support.
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