Democrats Pocket Trump Concessions in Border Wall Talks

Democrats have grabbed several concessions from President Donald Trump in the border wall talks, but continue to claim that economic migrants from Central America should be welcomed as refugees who deserve humanitarian aid from taxpayers. The Trump concessions include a quiet Christmas request for $2.5 billion instead of the current request $5.7 billion for wall construction in 2019, Trump’s decision to drop plans for a concrete wall, and Trump’s offer to restart former President Barack Obama’s “Central American Minors” program that was intended to shuttle youths and children from Central America to their illegal migrant parents living in the United States. -- More...