{"id":40,"date":"2017-02-25T16:09:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T16:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenspokane.net\/?p=40"},"modified":"2023-03-03T07:41:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T07:41:31","slug":"the-border-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenspokane.net\/the-border-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump\u2019s Border Wall: What Supporters and Opposition Think"},"content":{"rendered":"
You\u2019d be hard-pressed to turn on the news since President Trump\u2019s January inauguration and hear nothing about the proposed border wall. One campaign promise that President Trump and his supporters have rallied behind is a plan to secure the United States borders by building a wall<\/strong> around the nation\u2019s southern border. There is a current divide in the country between those who support the wall and those who oppose it and even divided opinions within the democratic and republican parties themselves.<\/p>\n When Trump first proposed the border wall, it was implied that Mexico would pay for the 12-15 billion dollar project, the amount, however, the Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto, has publically stated since Trump\u2019s election that he and his country will do no such thing.<\/p>\n Recent stats from CBS News report the following-<\/strong><\/p>\n As of January, 65% of Republicans favor building the wall as opposed to 79% of Democrats who are against it. Additionally, 79% of Americans believe that if the wall is built, the United States will be solely responsible for it. There are still reportedly 14% who believe that Mexico will still pay for the wall, as President Trump has proposed, regardless of the Mexican president\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n