Posted on 11/22/2018 9:21:30 AM PST by yesthatjallen
President Trump on Thursday threatened to close off the southern border, telling reporters that he would "close entry into the country" if immigration gets "uncontrollable."
"If we find that it gets to a level where we’re going to lose control or people are going to start getting hurt, we will close entry into the country for a period of time until we can get it under control," he said.
Trump added that he meant the "whole border," though he appeared to be referring only to the southern border.
“We’re either going to have a border or we’re not," he said, adding that Mexico wouldn't "be able to sell their cars" into the U.S.
Trump also claimed that the U.S. closed the border earlier this week, though it was unclear what he was referring to.
Earlier this week traffic lanes near a key port of entry in San Diego were temporarily shut down.
“Two days ago, we closed the border. We actually just closed it," Trump said. "We said, ‘Nobody’s coming in.’ Because it’s out of control.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Monday that the lanes were shut down because a large number of migrants were planning to "rush the border."
ETC...
I wish the president had done just that on January 20, 2017.
Trump threatens to close the ‘whole border’ with Mexico.
Yeah...sure...right.
Just the way he built the wall.
The “Big Windy” act is getting old and boring.
>>That concertina wire looks as though it might be easily continued for hundreds of miles.<<
President Trump’s national security advisors should have made clear to him on the day he was elected that he could very quickly stop virtually all illegal border crossing at very little cost by spreading concertina wire across the entire southern border. He should order it done immediately.
You are going to need a lot more troops, Mr. President and they need to be armed and on patrol, not just laying concertina.
He can’t unless he gets the wall built and/or stations the US military at every 6 foot mark along the entire 2000 mile border.
Best not to divulge actual troop strength and strategy in advance.
Please close it!
JoMa
President Trump on Thursday threatened to close off the southern border, telling reporters that he would “close entry into the country” if immigration gets “uncontrollable.”
Do it Mr President!
I double dog dare ya!
WINNING again. Yes, do it.
Ho about .. completely seal it and let the cartels fix the illegal caravan. Save taxpayer dollars.
If it has to be closed, keep it closed till the wall os finished. Otherwise this will repeat over and over.
Two lines at every crossing. One for American cutizens, one for everybody else. Every vehicle coming into the country gets the French Connection treatment; completely dismantled and put back together at the owners expense. Due process for all.
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