Amid opposition, Trump makes low budget request for Mexico border wall

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 Tue May 23, 2017

President Donald Trump is asking Congress for $1.6 billion to begin building a wall along the border with Mexico, far short of the amount needed for a project sharply criticized by Democrats and even some conservative Republicans.

Two Republican aides in Congress said the modest request is an acknowledgement from the White House that full funding is not realistic given opposition from Freedom Caucus conservatives in the House of Representatives as well as Democrats in the House and the Senate.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-wall-idUSKBN18J05H?il=0

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Trump’s Budget Aims to Drive Economic Growth, Bolster Military, and Achieve Balance Within Decade

The budget also increases spending by $2.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection to stop illegal immigration. The $2.6 billion includes $1.6 billion for new and replacement border walls and the remainder for aircraft to detect border crossings, equipment including vehicles, weapons, computers and radios, surveillance technology, and road construction and maintenance for hard-to-reach areas. The budget also spends $300 million on increasing the number of agents, officers, investigators, and attorneys at CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Mulvaney also said the budget includes "more money for national security, more money for border security—and that means bricks and mortar for a wall, technology people, infrastructure at the border."

"It also means more money for law enforcement at the federal and the state levels," he said.  "It means more money for veterans, more money for school choice."

http://freebeacon.com/issues/trumps-budget-aims-drive-economic-growth-bolster-military-achieve-balance-within-decade/