Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Notably absent from his Address, however, was an announcement that he had repeatedly hinted at during the days leading up to Tuesday night; He did not announce that he was declaring a national emergency and commandeering previously appropriated funds so he could build his proposed wall.

Tuesday;s speech was the President's second State of the Union Address.  However, it was his third time addressing a joint meeting of Congress.  As is typical for first-term Presidents, he delivered an address during his first months in office in 2017 that was not officially designated a State of the Union Address.

Monday, February 4, 2019

From the perspective of those interested in immigration policy, it is a given that President Trump will speak harshly about immigrants and immigration during the Address.  He always has during his "big stage" events.   For them, the biggest question hanging over the evening is the matter of whether the President will follow through with hints he made in  the week leading up to Tuesday night that he will use the Address to declare that a national emergency exists along the border, assert that he will commandeer funds previously appropriated for other purposes to build his wall along the U.S. border, and order U.S. military forces to construct the wall.

Trump Proposes “Compromise” that would Reopen Government, Fund Border Wall, and Enact Temporary Protections for DACA and TPS Beneficiaries

Sunday, January 20, 2019

President Donald J. Trump yesterday proposed a plan to re-open the shuttered departments, agencies, and functions of the federal government. 

The President's plan would require Congress to appropriate $5.7 BILLION in Fiscal Year 2019 funds to construct 234 miles of a "steel barrier system" along the U.S. border with Mexico.  It would, as well, require Congress to appropriate approximately $3 BILLION in additional Fiscal Year 2019 funds for other border security related projects and activities.