[Beautiful_Gracious_Skies]

If the wall was in place, none (or little) of these deployments to the border would be necessary.

Some one good at math needs to calculate the alien per head cost to US taxpayers vs. each 'brick in the wall.'

For instance, each imported family we support cost __________segment of a mile of border wall.

What is the annual cost of 30 million illegal aliens?

[ArcadeQuarters]

Extend the deployment through 2024.

[Logical me]

One mistake Trump is making, he should arm troops. That would discourage any attempt to cross the border when the fool see guns. And add tear gas with occasional pepper spray. And hit them on the Mexican side of the border.

[grumpygresh]

Trump can always argue that he could reduce troops, hazardous duty and spending with a wall or fortifications.

Meanwhile, give the troops a shovel and start digging trenches etc.