Trump Fleshes Out Border Shutdown Plan

President Trump is moving closer to shut down the Southern border in retaliation for Mexico’s abdication of responsibility. The Daily Caller reports:

President Donald Trump threatened to close the U.S. southern border next week in a tweet Friday if Mexico “doesn’t immediately stop” illegal immigration into the U.S.

“If Mexico doesn’t immediately stop ALL illegal immigration coming into the United States throug[h] our Southern Border, I will be CLOSING … the Border, or large sections of the Border, next week,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “This would be so easy for Mexico to do, but they just take our money and ‘talk.’ Besides, we lose so much money with them, especially when you add in drug trafficking etc.), that the Border closing would be a good thing!”

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Trump had said he “[m]ay close the Southern Border!” on Twitter Thursday.

The president is raising the issue as recent reports show that the U.S.-Mexico border is at a “breaking point.” Customs and Border Protection was forced to close down highway checkpoints near El Paso, Texas, to shift resources to deal with a spike in illegal immigrant apprehensions this past weekend, reported the Texas Tribune.
The border is ideally left open and controlled so legal traffic can continue, but if Mexico refuses to cooperate to enforce border control, President Trump will be left with no other option.
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Thomas
Thomas
5 years ago

SHUT DOWN OUR BORDERS … NORTH AND SOUTH ! Put Armed Troops at all crossings … SHOOT TO KILL all illegal aliens !

Raymond F Miller
Raymond F Miller
5 years ago
Reply to  Thomas

You would only need to kill a couple of them and it would change their attitude.

Konstantin
Konstantin
5 years ago
Reply to  Thomas

We need boarder troops not agents.

SD of AZ
SD of AZ
5 years ago

Do it. Enough is enough. Shut the damn border down until the caravans cease and build that wall then park the military on that border and post it as a military base and trespassers will be shot in all languages.

Then do the edicts that Bozo got into and make e-verify national, end welfare for illegal aliens since the judges came up with the laws to make them eligible for it and much more so just undo their unlawful decisions, catch them and ship them back and there will be no more amnesties. That is what got us here!

vicky Huss
vicky Huss
5 years ago

The only way to stop this insanity, is to announce that illegals sneaking thru our borders, will be shot on sight! then, do it! we, are being ‘invaded’! consider this to be a war! they have become our ‘enemy’-for attempting to invade & take over this country! use every piece of equipment our Military has, if necessary! rubber bullets firehoses, tear gas, flashbangs-line up our tanks across the mexico border with the USA-Utilize every tool, to ‘turn the hordes back! i sure wish Patton was still alive & in fighting form!

Ed D.
Ed D.
5 years ago

Talk, talk, talk…. All the President is doing is talking. The illegal scum are still coming into our country by the droves. Ladies and gentlemen, you are witnessing the end of the United States of America as we have known it.

John
John
5 years ago
Reply to  Ed D.

No all the talking was before Trump got elected……You will notice he has given congress and Mexico plenty of time to change laws and or do the right thing. They have done nothing so he slowly ramps things up to get whats right.
Trump talks but constantly moves forward while others talk talk talk but sit on their hands.
Why do you think democrats/liberals and the media scum hate him so?

Gerhard
Gerhard
5 years ago
Reply to  Ed D.

Sorry to hear your pessimism… The President is not only “talking” but “doing” things !!; we have to remember that there are certain steps to take mandated by laws otherwise it would be like a “dictatorship”. Our patience got to the “unpatience” stage… the sad part is that our Representatives are not on the same page, some love our country and others don’t !! Be at Peace !!

tgw
tgw
5 years ago

Get it done now. No waiting any longer.

Gene Ralno
Gene Ralno
5 years ago

Finally, a president who controls the border with a firm hand. If illegal aliens won’t stop, we must stop them. It’s not rocket science.

Dale Cuthbertson
Dale Cuthbertson
5 years ago

Way past time said this 6 months agocwrote the whitehouse catch n release court date 2020 but suck up welfare between now and then what a life america will take care of you at tax payees exspense….

Dan
Dan
5 years ago

I agree with all the above comments, especially shooting the invaders. Sorry, but you’ll only have to shoot just so many and the word will get out. Rubber bullets is good. As long as they don’t shoot back with real bullets. These people are like animals corner them and see what they do..
And these Congreemen/women that are FOR illegal immigration should be dealt with in the middle of the night ’cause no one else is going to change their idiot minds.

Robert Nettles
Robert Nettles
5 years ago

The Democrats are showing their true colors. They do not give a damn about the American people. Right now the only way we are going to get rid of them is to vote Republican in 2020 and get rid of them legally.

Wendell Fountain
Wendell Fountain
5 years ago

I have no idea what President Trump’s plan is to close the border but close it, now! I would prefer that it be permanent because I’ve taken care of people all my life. All my children are grown, and the government nor anyone else helped me rear them. I don’t want to take care of indolent adults or raucous children. We don’t need another soul in this nation.

Shelba Herring
Shelba Herring
5 years ago

Close the border and repel all illegals, warn them in several languages that all can understand that any illegal that crosses the border will be escorted back to the Mexico side of the border and if they return there is a possibility they will be shot, any pregnant woman will definitely be escorted back to Mexico even if she is having the baby in progress back to Mexico we are tired of anchor babies which should never happened, the illegals are not under the jurisdiction of the US, they are not citizens and are under the jurisdiction of the country where they were born, if that country decides to exert their jurisdiction the US would have no say as to whether they would have to answer the call if the US interfered it could cause a national crisis

Sue Merriner
Sue Merriner
5 years ago

Close the border this instant! Close all of it, not just parts of it! Leave them nowhere to go and if anyone does get past then give them a little air lift to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, drop them in it, and leave them there!

R L Diehl
R L Diehl
5 years ago

Introduce alligators into the Rio Grande!

Donna
Donna
5 years ago
Reply to  R L Diehl

GREAT IDEA !!! THAT MIGHT STOP SOME OF THEM !! DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, TO KEEP OUR BORDERS SECURE !!!

Timbuktu
Timbuktu
5 years ago

How come,
I had to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Test to get admission to the Graduate School.
I had to take the ALIGU Test to obtain my visa from the US Embassy to come as a Foreign Student.
How come I was asked to take another English proficiency test by The Ohio State University (GO BUCKS) after getting here (was told that it is required of all foreign students) for assessment for placement in ESL classes.
HOW COME THEN,
The illegal aliens crossing the southern border are not turned back for lack of knowledge of English. Send them back with return after learning English instructions. By that time their Asylum claim would become moot since they have proven that they can safely live in Mexico for however long it took them to learn the language.
Illegal aliens from the Central American Countries should be denied Asylum requests in a summary fashion at the border since they have already demonstrated that they are safe in Mexico having been there for two weeks or more with no harm or threat to life. LET MEXICO ABSORB THE ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
In spite of the Language skill determination I had to go through,
Why are we spending billions of dollars in ESL classes in the public school system – let the illegal alien child be taught English language by the so-called NGOs and compassionate church organizations, without public aid before being admitted to taxpayer-funded Public School Systems.
Why are we offering Driver Tests in Spanish, when all our signs are in English. All Driving Tests should be offered in English only, and if you cannot take it you do not drive on our streets. It is a SAFETY ISSUE.
Why do we not review and rescind the federal funds provided for ESL Teacher Training programs in Colleges and University, since the students when they graduate from High School are supposed to have been taught in English.
New York with its big budget deficit, would be the biggest beneficiary since it publishes Voter Information and Ballots in some 40+ languages.

Sue Merriner
Sue Merriner
5 years ago

Next week is here already. Time to close the border. Put up or shut up. The longer you wait the more illegal aliens keep pouring in. And don’t increase the amount of work visas either. You’ve been telling us these jobs are for the American people. Well let’s really make this an America First nation and give the jobs to us. People will do them. Employers are just to chintzy to pay people what they need. That’s the problem.

zee
zee
5 years ago

Beg. Plead. Give Notice. Threaten.
Cut Aid. Tweet your brains Out MR. President.
> One thing hasn’t been done. Drop a Million
‘ flyers’ . ” NO MORE ROOM. NO Place to SLEEP.
FOOD/ MEDS Already GIVEN .” (or something
like that) OR. No ‘speakie Englesia, No tu hables Englesia
No Skill. No Job. No Entre’. Good Lord, what does it Take ???
> MR. PRES. QUIT ‘pussy footin’ around. The more you
‘publicize’ the Worse it gets. Cry Wolf.
No ONE Takes Seriously. (anymore)
> Just DO It, TEMPORARILY, that’s All.
> Seems ALL US AID Given has been usurped.
Leadership DID NOT HELP ‘their Own’.

Jane Binkley
Jane Binkley
5 years ago

One of the lamest excuses for not shutting down the border is that we will run out of avocados since they are imported. I’ve never eaten one and I don’t care! There are many other foods grown right here in the US I can eat. For years our government has been paying our farmers for not planting certain crops here because they’d rather import them. This has hampered our ability to self-sustain. They did it to help the economy in those countries where we get various food items and manufactured items. On top of that we’ve been paying tariffs to get those things brought here. Now isn’t that stupid? We have the ability to grow much of the foods we import right here in our own country. Fruits from the southern climate states and vegetables also. We don’t need Mexico for our food. Also, I’ve heard that our auto industry will take a decline because we can’t get steering wheels that are made in Mexico. I’m sure those could also be made here. Our stupid government has caused too much reliance on other countries just to keep them going. Do they care about us? What do you think? When Mexico provides buses and trains to help all those migrants get here? When they shelter and feed them while they’re waiting to barge into our country? I don’t care if I may have to pay more for some of my produce at the market. It will be worth it because I’ll know that our own farmers will benefit from it instead of a bunch of ingrates from other countries. And our money will stay here also. Close down the border Mr. Trump.

zee
zee
5 years ago
Reply to  Jane Binkley

Rite, Binkley – the ‘avocado’ rap.
However, POTUS DJT did not Allow
what has been occurring for several decades,
of which Ross Perot warned ie “giant
sucking sound” etc.
POTUS ‘trying’ – But NEEDS to STOP
‘Crying Wolf ‘. He has Taken Mega ‘shade’
for 0ver 2-3 yrs. & Definetely Needs to
‘Buck Up’ NOW. The Results in 5-10 yrs 0r
Less, Results in ‘irreversible Damage’.
We Are Losing Our Country to ‘globalist’ NWO.
ps. 1000’s of AUTO jobbees, back to US, ARE
‘involved w/ Hybrid ELECTRIC Vehicles. OH rite,
OUR Grid can handle that. LOL. Hey, 0mg, ‘my power
just went Out’. EX: Big City- Little City Cannot Handle
enough watts for AC in Severe HOT. i digress.

Jane Binkley
Jane Binkley
5 years ago

I may sound like a racist but I don’t care. I’m sure many others are witnessing the same thing I have been, when the first of the month comes and I’m at the grocery and it’s crowded with Spanish speaking people literally clearing off the store shelves and filling up their grocery carts. Then I’m standing in line and see them paying with food stamps. They have more food than I can afford to buy and myself and my hard working struggling kids are paying for it! We need to get back to the old fashioned immigration policy that if they cannot self support they don’t get in. This country and it’s people cannot support them and ourselves too.

zee
zee
5 years ago

Go Ahead, Mr. President – SAVE ‘avocados’ etc
for Another YR !!! . I See the ‘economic #’s &
‘heat’ from Both Sides.
Go Ahead, MR. Pres – ‘Flood Our Borders’
You Are Making your ‘base’ ‘angry’? Enough
to ‘sit’ 2020. & Then You Are Gone, & ‘we’
‘Deal w/it’. Cry Wolf, Mr. Pres.
> BTW : Does Bolton have a ‘ring’ thru your ???
He IS a ‘nemisis’ To You & YOU Are ‘stuck’.

zee
zee
5 years ago
Reply to  zee

ps. Sometimes, just have to tell ‘it’ like ‘it’ Is.
&&& YES, am V. AWARE of ——-

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