Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the border that is taxing the immigration system, President Donald Trump is grasping for something — anything — to stem the tide. He’s deployed the military, signed an emergency declaration to fund a border wall and threatened to completely seal the southern border. The White House did not respond to questions Friday about whether Trump was on board with that plan. “There is indeed an emergency on our southern border,” Trump said Friday during a visit to the southern border in Calexico, California, where his frustration was evident. “It’s a colossal surge and it’s overwhelming our immigration system, and we can’t let that happen.

Source: National Post April 06, 2019 04:52 UTC