{"id":1003324,"date":"2019-01-09T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003324"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:11:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:11:08","slug":"trump-cant-justify-his-shutdown-visiting-the-border-wont-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trump-cant-justify-his-shutdown-visiting-the-border-wont-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Can\u2019t Justify His Shutdown — Visiting The Border Won\u2019t Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow, Trump plans to visit the border in McAllen, Texas. This is nothing more than another political stunt to try to justify his government shutdown. The reality is that Trump\u2019s wall is ineffective, expensive, and unpopular.<\/p>\n

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Americans overwhelmingly oppose Trump\u2019s wall.<\/p>\n

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CNN<\/a>: \u201cAmericans have been consistently opposed to a border wall. Before the shutdown, they opposed it by about a 10-to-20 point margin. There’s no sign that’s changed in the latest polling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The mayor of McAllen, Texas opposes Trump\u2019s wall.<\/p>\n

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McAllen, Texas mayor<\/a>: “A wall is really not the effective way to protect our border.”<\/p>\n

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Every congressperson along the southern border opposes Trump\u2019s wall.<\/p>\n

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CBS News<\/a>: \u201cEvery congressperson along southern border opposes border wall funding\u201d<\/p>\n

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Both of Trump\u2019s homeland security secretaries have dismissed the efficacy of his wall.<\/p>\n

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John Kelly<\/a>: \u201c\u2018A physical barrier in and of itself will not do the job. It has to be a layered defense,\u2019 Kelly said, stressing the need to build partnerships with Latin American countries to combat drug and human trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kirstjen Nielsen<\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that she does not support building a wall along the entire length of the U.S. southern border.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Even Trump admits his trip to the border wouldn\u2019t change anything.<\/p>\n

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New York Times<\/a>: \u201c\u2018It\u2019s not going to change a damn thing, but I\u2019m still doing it,\u2019 Mr. Trump said of the border visit, according to one of the people, who was in the room. The trip was merely a photo opportunity, he said.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow, Trump plans to visit the border in McAllen, Texas. This is nothing more than another political stunt to try to justify his government shutdown. The reality is that Trump\u2019s wall is ineffective, expensive, and unpopular.   Americans overwhelmingly oppose Trump\u2019s wall.   CNN: \u201cAmericans have been consistently opposed to a border wall. 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