Trump to declare national emergency to build border wall

It will only dissuade those arriving by land which may or may not be how most are arriving at a certain time.

 

You have an issue with me connecting trump's name with the wall? When (1) trump made it his primary campaign issue and (2) he has been laser focused at getting it built... including having a government shutdown and now taking money away from the military to pay for his wall.

And btw, are you a trump supporter?

 

Why would i have an issue connecting any name to a wall? To answer that question, no i don't have an issue with what you call the wall.

To answer your second question, I'll ask you to define "Trump supporter". Do i blindly agree with anything and everything he does because he is Donald Trump? To answer that, no.

So what's your point on both questions?

 

Why doesn't Trump declare a national emergency to fix our healthcare system?

 

One of the under-reported stories is how difficult it is to keep BP agents, let alone increase them.

Actually, there are multiple stories on this:

https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-strugg...ation-officers-despite-trumps-promise-1307227



https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-strugg...ation-officers-despite-trumps-promise-1307227

So, this idea that the feds can just "ramp up" BP staff...well, it's not that easy, it would seem.

 

Finding more BP agents is a challenge. Seems more solvable (more/better recruiting, higher salaries) than a wall that (1) requires you to circumvent congress and (2) take money away from military pay raises and benefits, take land away from landowners along the border (and put some citizens on the wrong side of the wall), and cause environmental and economic problems along the border.

 

Well, which method is more feasible is debatable, IMO, but I just wanted to get it in there that ramping up BP agents has not been easy, even when Obama was president. Nor do I think increasing the pay will solve the issue, although it would likely help at least a little.

It's very difficult to pass all their various tests, to get in. Thus the pool of available talent is going to be thin. Plus it's not always seen as a desirable job (which might be putting it mildly).

And, with a wall, there are no salaries or healthcare benefits to worry about.

 

Was there any point to these questions? I was hoping for some questions about what it's like just off the border in the RGV or something of that nature. However, I did answer your questions.

My request was that you simply define "Trump Supporter."

 

Unfortunately, a wall has no effect on staffing needs per the Border Patrol union.

 

More winning for the Orange Hobgoblin!

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...blicans-vote-democrats-end-national-emergency

 

In more local RGV news,

Refuge Given: CBP begins releasing migrants in Brownsville

https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/n...cle_9c78c212-5017-11e9-93be-9f8dab6430f2.html

 

Yeah the lol should have told you how serious that statement was.

 

Fair enough, still my statement is worth posting.

 

CBP: Border Patrol agents in RGV ‘overwhelmed and over-stretched’


https://www.themonitor.com/2019/03/27/cbp-border-patrol-agents-rgv-overwhelmed-stretched/

 

Sounds like illegal aliens are pouring over the border -- BP needs funding to hire more agents.

 

Border Patrol: 25,000 Illegal Aliens Evaded Capture in Southeast Texas

https://m.theepochtimes.com/border-...vaded-capture-in-southeast-texas_2853807.html

 

Yeah but only maybe 5% are probably criminals so we good, the rest will just tax our system a little bit more.

 

What can he do from the white house when he has already issued orders? Can he not issue orders while working on his putt while sipping down Arnold Palmers? If anything, this just shows his ability to delegate. A good leader can't micromanage and this just shows how much of a cool head he keeps during a crisis. A-plus handing of the crisis.

 

They are all criminals Mick...

 

Yes, I don't know how anyone can claim any longer that there is no crisis/issue at the border.