If you can
read anything into the election, it was for that. The polling data
shows the majority of Americans don't believe the wall is the right
thing to do. It is not responsible to insist that American taxpayers pay for an
absurdly expensive and ineffective border wall or else the government
shuts down. If the President goes down that path and insists on the
wall or shuts down the government, which he said back in September,
make no mistake about it, a government shutdown will fall entirely on
his shoulders. If President Trump can find a way to get Mexico to pay for the wall,
while American taxpayers pay for things that really make a difference
to secure the border, he should reveal that to the American people. Until that time, Democrats will work with our Republican colleagues on
smart border security, effective border security, just as we fight to
protect the Dreamers.
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