How Trump Let His Goal of Building a Border Wall Slip Away
- President had several chances to secure money for project
- Administration demands to cut legal immigration scuttled deals
A man sits on top of a section of a U.S.-Mexico border wall at dusk in Tijuana, Mexico.
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President Donald Trump has rebuffed numerous opportunities to secure billions for a border wall, and with Democrats set to take control of the House that goal could be out of reach for good.
Trump’s best chance for border wall funding at the level he wants came in February 2018, when Republican Senator Mike Rounds teamed up with independent Senator Angus King on compromise immigration legislation.