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On Monday, House Democrat Dan Kildee shared his views on the appropriate measures Congress ought to take regarding a resolution over border wall funding.

Reviewing Kildee's Ideas

According to Rep. Kildee, simply ignoring President Trump's stipulations for border wall funding is the best course of action. During an earlier interview with CNN, the Michigan Democrat shared and explained the reasoning behind his stance:

"My advice to our conferees, Democrats and Republicans, House and Senate, is to ignore the president and ignore the talking heads who try to characterize the president, and just put our heads down and do our job."

Kildee furthermore asserted that Congress does not agree with the president on effective border security measures:

"The president believes it’s a wall that would be the solution to the problem; many of us do not. I would much rather see us spend the resources on drug-sniffing technology and basically using the 21st-century solution to this problem."

Finally, the House Democrat noted that "compromise" and "giving in" may serve as critical to reaching a resolution.

Should Congress Really "Ignore" President Trump?

Many individuals could credibly argue that ignoring President Trump's mandates for border wall funding is not the best course of action. After all, the United States government just reopened after the longest shutdown in the country's history.

Right now, Congress has until February 15, 2019 to put forth legislation which is acceptable; the president has reiterated, on multiple occasions, that funding for a wall is absolutely paramount for border security. Moreover, Trump maintains that he will not accept anything less.

The government shut down last year because President Trump and Democratic leaders failed to reach a resolution on a bill to keep government open. Even after the shutdown, Democrats still remain strongly against a border wall.

Trump supporters and other Americans on the right have accused Democrats of having political motivations for opposing Trump's wall. Conservatives also overwhelmingly believe that the left-wing benefits from the unlawful votes of illegal immigrants.

Only time will tell what happens with legislation for border wall funding; although, February 15th gets closer and closer with each passing day. President Trump has also publically discussed declaring a national emergency in order to build the physical barrier along the Southern border.