And the money to do all this is going to come from where? And just wait until all the farmers in the Central Valley, AZ and the South start screaming that they are having trouble harvesting their crops and the cost of produce starts to creep up.
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Yep. Nothing like a White boy picking up onions for a nickel a bucket to make America great again. The cost of food (if available) will skyrocket.
Thanks Donald.
Republicans seem to forget that St Ronnie used cheap labor to bust the construction unions. There are some jobs people will do if they get paid, say well enough to buy the type of house they build.
Make government big again! Eat it, conservatives LOL
More government agents… getting more free health care… lifetime pensions… more offices and office buildings… all paid for by the middle class and by poorer school districts.
The welfare state is rolling right along. It’ll be soooo easy to take out the Bundy’s next time : - )
Thanks, conservatives!
Wasn’t John Kelly supposed to be one of the “adults”?
Dayum. Fifteen thousand new border control and enforcement personnel? This on top of the dramatic increase of what Obama had done? This is ripe for abuse.
“The Trump administration is intent on inflicting cruelty on millions of immigrant families across the country,” she said in a statement.
“It’s one step slightly below torture."
Somewhere in Kansas Chris Kobach is wondering why his plans were taken and are going to be implemented, but he wasn’t hired for the job. Hint: Like Christie - too much of an attention seeker - to much wanting to be The Man.
Sidenote: anyone else relishing the most recent Christie humiliation? “I am about to join the WH staff!” Proclaims Christie. “Complete Lies” Unnamed WH source.
I thought there was a freeze on hiring federal employees? Wouldn’t these agents work for the fed?
All about the southern border. Because there’s no illegal immigration through canada, none through any of our ports. And I’m sure they’ll increase the training budget too.
The hiring freeze exempts new hires that are “necessary to meet national security or public safety responsibilities.” The only indication that somebody in the EO drafting department actually planned ahead.
The world renowned economists who provide research and budget planning for DT, Inc. have estimated that the net drain on Americans from illegal immigration comes to a staggering $12.75 billion every year. If their children’s “drain” is included, that number jumps to $21 billion a year. Just like the Iraq war and tax cuts, this program pays for itself.
Thanks. I’d forgotten about the exception you cited.
And the property of the deported will be subject to civil forfeiture. High valued items like art work and jewelry will be sent to the Trump Museum of Absconded Art. Lesser value stuff will be picked over by Erik Prince’s Force of Darkness. DACA kids will have to pay ever increasing license fees to remain in country. Where have we seen this before?
Has Congress appropriated any money for these? You know, that “Constitutional Conservative” thing they keep talking about?
Kevin McCarthy? Waiting for your answer.
John Kelly seems pretty happy with his transition from the Marines to the Schutzstaffel.
to “immediately begin planning, design, construction and maintenance of a wall, including the attendant lighting, technology (including sensors), as well as patrol and access roads.” He describes the wall as necessary to deter illegal immigration and calls it a “critical component” of Trump’s overall border security strategy.
In other news, the Jalisco and Juarez cartels have announced plans to “immediately begin planning, design, construction and maintenance of a series of tunnels, including the attendant lighting and technology (including sensors).” Spokespersons for the cartel describe the tunnels as necessary to promote business and call them a “critical component of their underwall border strategy.”
“And the funny thing is,” said the spokesperson, “Donald Trump is going to pay for it. Pay and pay and pay.”
Listen well and you will hear the sound of restaurant doors closing.
This is one of those “mistaking activities for results” kinda thing. No one is going to hire that many new people in 6 months much less 12 or 24. But Rust Belt morons will think it’s all being solved.
Until, of course, they wonder why produce is rotting in the field, or how their town’s tax base have strangely dipped.
Actually federal workers do not get free health care. The premiums for federally qualified plans are subsidized about 75%, with typical copays.
Federal employees do not get “lifetime pensions” until they qualify by working a certain number of years. The amount is determined by a percentage of highest pay times years of service.