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Getting special money for a pet project is not related to the core functioning of government. You're shutting down the entire government and threatening the livelihoods of 800k middle class workers in order to get something special and unrelated. Yes, it is a hostage situation and if we give into this tactic this time, it'll be used every year for every stupid goodie goodie you want us to buy you.
What's this "pet project" crap? There is already 600 miles of wall, primarily in and near population centers. The wall helps encourage LEGAL border traffic to use specified ports of entry and slows down illegal traffic. It's not a new method of border control and it has shown to be an effective tool in controlling the border.