Pres. Trump visits a border facility in Calexico, California before heading to unveil a 2-mile portion of replacement wall along with U.S.-Mexico border, saying, “we expect to have close to 400 miles done within about two years.”
on Friday to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election.
Trump also denied that he changed his mind about shutting down the border with Mexico, a threat he backed off on Thursday. Trump said he reversed course because he saw Mexico get tougher in stopping illegal immigrants from moving north. "I'm heading to the border. We're building a lot of wall. We're going to show you a section," Trump said. "And a lot of things are happening. A lot of very positive things are happening."
"If for any reason Mexico stops apprehending and bringing the illegals back to where they came from, the U.S. will be forced to Tariff at 25% all cars made in Mexico and shipped over the Border to us. If that doesn't work, which it will, I will close the Border," Trump tweeted, before invoking the new, but not-yet-approved trade policy. "This will supersede USMCA."
The southern border is nearly 2,000 miles long and already has about 650 miles of different types of barriers, including short vehicle barricades and tall, steel fences that go up to 30 feet high. Most of the fencing was built during the administration of George W. Bush, and there have been updates and maintenance throughout other administrations.
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