Legislative Background on Border Security
Recent Action by Congress on Border Wall Construction Funding
On August 31, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump gave a major immigration speech in Phoenix, in which he stated: On day one, we will begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border. We will use the best technology … to supplement the wall, find and dislocate tunnels, and keep out the criminal cartels, and Mexico will pay for the wall. Executive Orders. Trump repeated this pledge as President, when one of his first acts was to sign two Executive Orders designed to secure the U.S.–Mexico border and enforce immigration laws. At a January 25 ceremony at the Department…
