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Mexico WILL Pay For Trump's Wall, If By Mexico He Means... You (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jan 2017 OP
DJT Plucketeer Jan 2017 #1
If Congress approves more walls and upgrades, NCjack Jan 2017 #2
The wall won't be built, anyway. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #3

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
2. If Congress approves more walls and upgrades,
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 11:58 PM
Jan 2017

the costs should be loaded on to the businesses that hired foreign laborers without work permits. Target the money that the rich are hiding overseas.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)
3. The wall won't be built, anyway.
Sun Jan 8, 2017, 12:21 AM
Jan 2017

Congress won't approve it.

And if Elected: What President Trump Could or Couldn’t Do
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/opinion/campaign-stops/and-if-elected-what-president-trump-could-or-couldnt-do.html?_r=1

He could not build the Mexican wall without congressional support. But he could order immigration authorities to deport unauthorized immigrants.


Other things that he CAN legally do as POTUS:
* Bar Muslims from entering the country if he deems them "detrimental to the interests of the United States."
* Slap tariffs on China and other countries, if he declares that they've engaged in "unfair" trade practices.
* Withdraw the United States from the World Trade Organization and NATO, among others.
* Disavow the Paris climate change agreement and withdraw from various climate regulations.
* Direct agencies to use regulations that punish his enemies.
* Direct the Department of Justice to investigate his enemies.
* Crack down on journalism by aggressively enforcing federal secrecy laws.
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