I agree. But even so, it supports that the wall is a no brainer.
Speaking of “no brainers”, I got this from san fran nan today:
Paychecks over Politics
Dear San Franciscan,
Over the weekend, the government shutdown, which in my view is the President’s shutdown, broke the record for the longest government shutdown in US history. In my opinion, there is no excuse for the President to keep government shut down over his demands for an ineffective, wasteful wall - holding the health and safety of the American people hostage and stealing paychecks from 800,000 innocent workers who are struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, our national parks face years of damage, airport terminals are closing early due to reduced security and air traffic controllers and Americans might not receive their deserved tax refunds on time this year.
Last week, House Democrats passed individual, bipartisan funding bills to re-open government and restore stability in workers’ lives. However, the President continues to promise to keep government shut down for months or years until he gets his wall. On Friday, our Majority took strong, swift action to help workers suffering this senseless shutdown by passing legislation guaranteeing back pay for all furloughed federal employees - but sending workers their paychecks late is not enough. Government needs to be re-opened immediately.
As we have told President Trump from the beginning, Democrats support smart, effective border security solutions:
New technology to scan cars and trucks for drugs coming through ports of entry and to detect unauthorized crossings.
More personnel and better port of entry infrastructure to facilitate trade, immigration and security.
But we will not waste billions of taxpayer dollars on an ineffective wall that can be tunneled under, climbed over or cut through - a wall Mexico was never going to pay for.
Are you experiencing the pain, instability and uncertainty of the government shutdown? We want to hear from you, email us here to share your story.
best regards,