koobookie wrote: The point is, Fred, that Trump had both houses of Congress in the first two years of his term. He should have been able to do pretty much whatever he wanted.
You state that "Republicans in Congress were not supporting Trump 100% on the wall," so claiming that the Democrats prevented him from fulfilling his promise is not true.
Don't you remember the law suits by the left and the courts that ruled against Trump.
" illegal aliens are seeking entry into the United States at record levels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that the agency apprehended more than 66,000 aliens attempting border crossings in February. That is the highest February total in 11 years and the highest for any month in ten years. An overwhelming surge of illegal aliens from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are claiming asylum at the border"
Blazer Bob wrote: You are conceding that numerous law suits impleaded Trump from completing the wall.
And no, I was referring to lawsuits by left organizations.
number of legal challenges - one from a number of environmental groups, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the states of California and New Mexico.
Blazer Bob wrote: You are conceding that numerous law suits impleaded Trump from completing the wall.
And no, I was referring to lawsuits by left organizations.
number of legal challenges - one from a number of environmental groups, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the states of California and New Mexico.
Are you asserting that these lawsuits should not have been filed? Why shouldn't they be brought to court? For example, ignoring environmental laws is illegal, even for a President.
Now your argument will be "See? Trump was stymied by leftists." (I love how you think the ACLU, California, New Mexico, and environmental groups are "left.") Perhaps you should be thinking along the lines of "Trump should have investigated the actual pragmatic problems of building a wall before making a promise like that."
Texas is going to try and seal up their border, will that encourage more illegals to enter via California and New Mexico? Florida and South Dakota have pledged to send some of their police officers to Texas to help catch foreign nationals breaking our immigration laws.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: Texas is going to try and seal up their border, will that encourage more illegals to enter via California and New Mexico? Florida and South Dakota have pledged to send some of their police officers to Texas to help catch foreign nationals breaking our immigration laws.
I seriously doubt that Texas voters will be willing to spend the money to build a wall when they can't even keep their power grid operating in cold and hot weather.
Blazer Bob wrote: You are conceding that numerous law suits impleaded Trump from completing the wall.
And no, I was referring to lawsuits by left organizations.
number of legal challenges - one from a number of environmental groups, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the states of California and New Mexico.
Are you asserting that these lawsuits should not have been filed? Why shouldn't they be brought to court? For example, ignoring environmental laws is illegal, even for a President.
Now your argument will be "See? Trump was stymied by leftists." (I love how you think the ACLU, California, New Mexico, and environmental groups are "left.") Perhaps you should be thinking along the lines of "Trump should have investigated the actual pragmatic problems of building a wall before making a promise like that."
I cannot fault him for not anticipated the pathological opposition he faced from the left and the right for everything he tried to do. Do you deny that he had a profound affect on illegal immigration during his term?
I think anyone who says his failure to completely the wall makes his promise a lie is torturing the word lie.