Apprehensions of people attempting to cross illegally from Mexico into the United States are at a 46-year low. There is no "national emergency." Most of the drugs smuggled into the US from Mexico arrive via legal ports of entry, not via illegal border crossings. There is no "national emergency." But the President has declared, "Damn the facts! Full speed ahead!" -- because, gosh darnit, he just has to build the unnecessary, expensive, ineffective Trump Wall that he promised to his immigrant-hating followers. This is the same wall he told us Mexico would pay for. Instead, he plans to take money away from disaster relief and the Department of Defense. Trump's "Make America Hate Again" campaign continues.
White House defends Trump's emergency declaration as lawsuits and political battles mount
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