President Trump will ask Congress for an additional $8.6 billion for the border wall in his budget. That's more than 6 times what Congress allocated for border projects in the past two fiscal years.
President Donald Trump on Monday will ask the U.S. Congress for an additional $8.6 billion to help pay for the wall he promised to build on the southern border with Mexico to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking, officials familiar with his 2020 budget request told Reuters.
Regardless of whether Congress passes it, the budget request could help Trump frame his argument on border security as the 2020 presidential race begins to take shape, with the president seeking re-election. "We have provided the course of action, the strategy and the request to finish the job. It's a question of, will Congress allow us to finish the job," a second administration official said.
So far, only 111 miles have been built or are underway, officials said. In fiscal 2017, $341 million in funding was allocated for 40 miles of wall, and in 2018, another $1.375 billion was directed to 82 miles. The administration has not estimated how far the 2019 funds will go, but officials said average costs are about $25 million per mile.
Trump will propose an overall 5 percent increase to the Department of Homeland Security budget over fiscal 2019 appropriations, including $3.3 billion, or 22 percent more, for Customs and Border Protection, and $1.2 billion more for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a 16 percent hike, officials said.
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