NYT - To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures

[TomCADem]

The amazing thing is that Trump still wants to build the wall even though it would just be a reminder that he repeatedly lied about Mexico paying for it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/to-pay-for-wall-trump-would-cut-proven-border-security-measures/ar-BBI8xky?li=BBnbcA1

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration would cut or delay funding for border surveillance, radar technology, patrol boats and customs agents in its upcoming spending plan to curb illegal immigration — all proven security measures that officials and experts have said are more effective than building a wall along the Mexican border.

President Trump has made the border wall a focus of his campaign against illegal immigration to stop drugs, terrorists and gangs like MS-13 from coming into the United States. Under spending plans submitted last week to Congress, the wall would cost $18 billion over the next 10 years, and be erected along nearly 900 miles of the southern border.

The wall also has become a bargaining chip in negotiations with Congress as lawmakers seek to prevent nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from being deported.

But security experts said the president’s focus on a border wall ignores the constantly evolving nature of terrorism, immigration and drug trafficking.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Trump knows nothing