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[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States–Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration and slow the illegal import of drugs, firearms, and other materials. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall. While [[liberals]] and [[establishment]] Republicans complain that building the wall will cost too much money, the [[Trump Administration]]'s January 2018 proposal of spending $18 billion to construct a wall would comprise only 0.0338% of the federal budget.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (January 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/trumps-border-wall-cost-is-00338-percent-of-federa/ Reality check: Cost of Trump’s border wall is 0.0338 percent of federal spending, says new analysis]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref>
[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States–Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration and slow the illegal import of drugs, firearms, and other materials. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall. While [[liberals]] and [[establishment]] Republicans complain that building the wall will cost too much money, the [[Trump Administration]]'s January 2018 proposal of spending $18 billion to construct a wall would comprise only 0.0338% of the federal budget.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (January 10, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/10/trumps-border-wall-cost-is-00338-percent-of-federa/ Reality check: Cost of Trump’s border wall is 0.0338 percent of federal spending, says new analysis]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 10, 2018.</ref>
A 2018 report from the [[Center for Immigration Studies]] found that the cost of a border wall is less than the cost of illegal immigration.<ref>Byas, Steve (October 9, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30287-cost-of-border-wall-less-than-cost-of-illegal-immigration Cost of Border Wall Less Than Cost of Illegal Immigration]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Bedard, Paul (October 9, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/shock-report-us-paying-more-for-illegal-immigrant-births-than-trumps-wall Shock report: US paying more for illegal immigrant births than Trump’s wall]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref>
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