National Security/Illegal Immigration issues: U.S. defense chief orders implementation of $3.6bn border wall construction projects
National Security/Illegal Immigration issues: U.S. defense chief orders implementation of $3.6bn border wall construction projects The Pentagon has authorised the use of more than $3 billion to implement nearly a dozen projects on the U.S.-Mexico border in the name of national security, according to a top official. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper made […]
National Security/Illegal Immigration issues: U.S. defense chief orders implementation of $3.6bn border wall construction projects
“I have determined that 11 military construction projects are necessary along the international border with Mexico, with an estimated cost of $3.6 billion… to support the use of armed forces in connection with the national emergency.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been slammed by lawmakers in recent days over the diversion of emergency funding for building a border wall amid hurricane season.
Later on Tuesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Trump’s decision to divert military funding without congressional approval to build the border wall will make America less safe and dishonors the U.S. Constitution.
Source: NAN
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