I was sort of wondering how far into this thread we'd go before someone brought this up.
My question is, over the years, how much money has been appropriated and not spent on the border wall? Combine that with Ted Cruz' idea to confiscate Mexican drug lords' money for the wall* and there'd surely be enough $$ to make quite a start.
I realize the appropriated but not spent funds are not just sitting in a pile somewhere, but, still, if Bush and Obama can direct the money elsewhere, by executive fiat, Trump should be able to direct $$ back.
*Note to certain people extolling Sen. Cruz' former viewpoints: He now seems to be not only supportive of the wall, but creative in finding ways to fund it. He knows at least some of the reasons why he came in 2nd...