Is The Southern Border Wall In The Works?

A grand total of $13.8 billion will be distributed towards customs and border protection costs. Of that sum, $1.6 billion is for the wall itself and $100 million will be used to hire approximately 500 new Border Patrol agents. Additionally, $106 million will cover the costs for aircrafts and sensors, while $131 million goes towards updated technology fees, and $109 million funds the costs of inspection apparatus.

Today, DHS spokesperson David Lapan provided further details regarding the creation of the Southern border wall:

“On the DHS side it’s clear that we’ve gotten a direction to secure the southern border, that a wall and barrier is part of that process along with people and technology and that funding from Congress is required for us to move forward on that.”

While a plethora of Americans worry about the cost of building the wall, President Trump has reiterated multiple times that Mexico will foot the bill for the wall, not the United States. Quite frankly, this strategy makes a great deal of sense, considering that many illegal aliens come into this country from Mexico.