Trump signs order to begin Mexico border wall in immigration crackdown Day 6
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Date: 08/02/2017

Trump signs order to begin Mexico border wall in immigration crackdown Day 6 :

Donald Trump faced a fresh torrent of criticism on Wednesday as he moved ahead with plans to build a wall on the Mexican border via executive order.

“The secretary of homeland security, working with myself and my staff, will begin immediate construction of a border wall,” the US president said to applause at the Department of Homeland Security. “So badly needed. You folks know how badly needed it is as a help.”

Trump also signed an executive order that could slash funding for so-called “sanctuary cities”, and reinstated the “secure communities” program, which encourages broader cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agencies. The George W Bush-era program was eventually abandoned by the Obama administration due to criticisms that many undocumented migrants who had committed minor crimes or no crimes at all were being swept up in the program.

The actions reflect a strong anti-immigration streak in the Trump White House, which includes attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, chief strategist Steve Bannon and senior policy adviser Stephen Miller.

“A nation without borders is not a nation,” the president said. “Beginning today, the United States of America gets back control of its borders, gets back its borders. I just signed two executive orders that will save thousands of lives, millions of jobs and billions and billions of dollars.”

Trump claimed that “we’re in the middle of a crisis on our southern border”, citing an “unprecedented surge” of undocumented immigrants from Central America that was harming both the US and Mexico.

But the likely effectiveness of the planned wall is fiercely disputed. More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the US than have migrated to the US since the end of the 2007-08 financial crisis, according to the Pew Research Center. Research also shows that immigrants are more law-abiding than non-immigrants.

Omar Jadwat, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s immigrants’ rights project, said: “President Trump’s fantasy of sealing the border with a wall is driven by racial and ethnic bias that disgraces America’s proud tradition of protecting vulnerable migrants.”

Trump promised a border wall on the day he launched his campaign for president in June 2015. He used the same speech to brand some Mexican immigrants as “criminals” and “rapists”. The border wall pledge often got one of the biggest cheers at Trump’s campaign rallies, where mostly white crowds chanted: “Build that wall!”
Trump previously said a 1,000-mile wall and natural obstacles would guard the border
Trump previously said a 1,000-mile wall and natural obstacles would guard the border

Now he is keeping his word. The president spoke of gangs and drug cartels currently terrorising the US-Mexico border. “The day is over when they can stay in our country and wreak havoc. We are going to get them out and get them out fast.”

But after a highly divisive start to his tenure, Trump also promised on Wednesday: “I will be, I promise you, a president for everyone. We will bridge our divisions, heal our wounds and unify our country, and if we do that, if we work together, then there is nothing we cannot achieve as Americans. The future is limitless.”

In an interview with ABC News, Trump said he expected construction of a border wall to start within months and that planning was already under way. US taxpayers would have to initially fund the wall, but Mexico would ultimately foot the multi-million dollar bill, adding that negotiations for the reimbursement would start “relatively soon”.
People pass graffiti along the border structure in Tijuana, Mexico on Wednesday.
People pass graffiti along the border structure in Tijuana, Mexico on Wednesday. Photograph: Julie Watson/AP

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, told reporters: “Building this barrier is more than just a campaign promise. It’s a commonsense first step to really securing our porous border.

But retired General John Kelly, who was sworn in as secretary of homeland security on Wednesday, told senators during his recent confirmation hearing that building a wall along the southern border alone would not work.

“A physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job,” said Kelly, who will oversee border security. “It has to be really a layered defence.” To be effective, he said, the wall would need to be patrolled by law enforcement officers, sensors and observation devices.


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