Ep. 46: Border Wall Design Begins and Guess Who Is Paying? Not Mexico.
The Week Ahead
Catch-up here on what is happening with President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown and plan to build a border wall, including its price tag. The project will involve taking private property and at least $15 billion taxpayer dollars, says CQ Roll Call’s national security reporter Gopal Ratnam. The wall was a cornerstone of Trump’s agenda, but some of his campaign promises on immigration have yet to be realized, adds immigration reporter Dean DeChiaro. @cqnow @rollcall
Show Notes:
- Senate Democrats Vow to Block Border Wall Funds
- McCaul Worries Immigration Rhetoric Hurting Border Economies
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It’s been a week since @ICEgov released its first weekly Declined Detainer Report. What happened to releasing the second one?
— Marcelo Rochabrún (@mrochabrun) March 27, 2017
Proposed designs for Trump’s border wall are required to be “aesthetically pleasing in color” and not susceptible to grappling hooks. pic.twitter.com/yUKBHdZM6t
— Dean DeChiaro (@DeanDeChiaro) March 20, 2017
Sessions Warns ‘Sanctuary’ Cities on Grant Policy ($) https://t.co/NH6jI2W1Lr via @DeanDeChiaro pic.twitter.com/6nLrfAn75p
— CQ Now (@CQnow) March 27, 2017
And DOJ would receive $ for 20 lawyers to do eminent domain (land seizures from private property owners) to build the wall. #CQonBudget
— Dean DeChiaro (@DeanDeChiaro) March 16, 2017
