Not About the Wall: Democrats are Rejecting a Long List of Other Border Security Measures to Spite Trump

Katie Pavlich  . . . "Last week, Office of Budget and Management Acting Director Russell Vought sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee outlining requirements for an adequate funding bill. 

"Appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2019 that have already been considered by the current and previous Congress are inadequate to fully address these critical issues. Any agreement for the current year should satisfy the following priorities," the letter states. "The President requests at least $563 million for 75 additional Immigration Judges and support staff to reduce the backlog of pending immigration cases." 

"The current backlog for asylum claims made at the border is 800,000 cases. According to the Department of Homeland Security, asylum claims have increased by 2000 percent over the past five years and approximately 90 percent of them are thrown out in court. President Trump has also requested additional funding for 750 new Border Patrol Agents and $571 million for 2,000 additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents to help "address gang violence, smuggling and trafficking, and the spread of drugs in our communities."

"Meanwhile, President Trump is specifically providing more resources on requests Democrats have been making. They are the following:  .  .  .

 See the Democrat list here.

"Significantly, the President is requesting nearly as much funding for ICE detention beds as he is for a border barrier." . . .  (Emphasis mine, TD)