Citing what it calls a crisis spurred by an influx of migrants at the southern border, the Trump administration is pushing for new funding.
The request will increase tensions with Democrats and comes as President Donald Trump runs for reelection while pledging to crack down on illegal immigration.Central American migrants turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol as they seek asylum after illegally crossing the Rio Grande near Penitas, Texas, April 6, 2019.The White House asked Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency border funding on Wednesday, a request likely to escalate simmering tensions over immigration.
"I urge the Congress to take swift action to provide the additional funding requested to address the humanitarian and border security crisis at the United States southern border," the White House wrote in asking for the money. For example, a large portion of the money Trump has requested from the Department of Defense would come from a congressional military construction appropriation, and that money would therefore need to be spent within the limits of its appropriated usage.
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