AP News Guide: Trump gets wishes on border wall - sort of

[TomSea]

AP News Guide: Trump gets wishes on border wall - sort of
by Elliot Spagat and Lisa Mascaro | AP

SAN DIEGO — Congress gave President Donald Trump the $1.6 billion he wanted this year for his proposed “big, beautiful” border wall with Mexico but the headline number masks what he didn’t get on one of his signature campaign promises. Here are some questions and answers about the wall’s status:

WHAT DID TRUMP GET?

Trump got the $1.6 billion he sought for one year of funding but he wanted a long-term wall financing commitment.

In January, the administration proposed $25 billion over 10 years for the wall in a package that would have included a path to citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants and sharp cuts to legal immigration. That effort failed.

Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/ap-news-guide-trump-gets-wishes-on-border-wall---sort-of/2018/03/23/0b2860de-2ede-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html?utm_term=.5588c52d1bac

[Formerly Once-Ler]

WaPo is a pay site and I won't pay for their "news."  Can you tell me why border patriots are so happy with 1.6 billion?  Your excerpt explains nothing about the headline.