Biden Administration Indicates No Choice on Building Border Wall

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Customs and Border Protection, according to the DHS official, "remains committed to protecting the nation's cultural and natural resources and will implement sound environmental practices as part of the project covered by this waiver.
52% : "Biden's DHS has "determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas," the notice reads.
50% : A DHS spokesperson told The Daily Signal in an email Thursday that "The construction project you're reading about today was appropriated during the prior administration, in 2019, and the government is legally required to utilize these funds for their appropriated purpose.""The Administration repeatedly called on Congress to cancel or reappropriate remaining border barrier funding and instead fund smarter border security measures, like border technology and modernization of land ports of entry, that are proven to be more effective at improving safety and security at the border," the spokesperson said.
50% : "And in the meantime, there's nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated.

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