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"House Democrats to offer Trump higher border security spending — but no wall"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...39e0b0-1f21-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
I would think Trump would go along with this as so long as "other improvements" would not exclude steel slats, double/triple enforced fencing along key parts of the border?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...39e0b0-1f21-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
House Democrats are prepared to support new levels of border security funding, but not a wall, if President Trump agrees to reopen the government first, lawmakers and aides said Wednesday.
The proposal, which Democrats plan to put into a formal letter to Trump, will include border security improvements such as retrofitting ports of entry, new sensors and drones, more immigration judges and border patrol agents, and additional technology, among other measures.
The letter was not final and the exact figure Democrats will suggest was not yet determined, but aides said it would be higher than the levels Democrats have supported in the past, which have ranged from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion.
Some Democrats suggested they would even be willing to meet Trump’s request for $5.7 billion — as long as it goes for technology and other improvements, not the physical wall the president is seeking.
I would think Trump would go along with this as so long as "other improvements" would not exclude steel slats, double/triple enforced fencing along key parts of the border?