President Trump, the Wall, and Immigration Policy: “Trump appears resigned to trying to remake the immigration system through a combination of executive power and rhetoric.”
Ashley Parker, David Nakamura, and Philip Rucker of the Washington Post consider President Trump’s efforts to fulfill his campaign promise of building “the wall” along the U.S./Mexico border. Along the way, the article looks at the President’s general approach to immigration policy. Congressional action is challenging to say the least. President Trump is realizing that “changing the immigration system is unlikely to be achieved in a far-reaching bill. Any broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws would need the legislative buy-in of both parties, and there is widespread resistance to building a wall that many consider an ineffective boondoggle. “
With respect to the wall, it appears that the White House intends to fight hard for border wall funding in upcoming budget negotiations with Congress. Still, the article concludes, “Trump appears resigned to trying to remake the immigration system through a combination of executive power and rhetoric.”
KJ