7 Jan 2019
The White House has released a detailed list of border security spending plans, as a top White House official said Democrats have not even begun to engage in negotiations.
The January 6 list from the Office of Management and Budget asks Congress to provide for $5.7 billion for 234 miles of border wall, $563 million for additional immigration judges, $211 million for extra border agents, $571 million for extra enforcement agents, $798 million extra for 52,000 beds to keep migrants in detention, and $631 million for to buy extra devices to screen vehicles for drugs as they cross the border.
The list also asks for $800 million for extra “humanitarian needs†for the growing wave of job-seeking migrants. The extra funding would include money for “temporary facilities for processing and short-term custody of this vulnerable population.â€
But Democrats are not negotiating, said Mike Mulvaney, the White House chief of staff. “The other side has not moved yet – I really do firmly believe they think they are winning the PR battle and are willing to drag this out because they think it hurts the President,†he told NBC News.
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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/07/white-house-reveals-border-spending-plans/
