![]() Most of the migrants who come to our southern border today are asylum seekers fleeing danger in central America. It would cost billions of dollars, harm the environment, and would not solve any problems. How did we get here? The history of Trump’s national emergency It is not a response to actual border conditions. Let’s remember: the border wall, originally, was a memory device and a racist rally chant used to remind Trump to talk about immigration during his stump speech. In 2015, in response to cyber-attacks from foreign nations, President Barack Obama declared a national emergency.Ĭompared to these actual threats, a national emergency declared by Trump for the purpose of building a wall would be a farce.In 2008, President Bush again declared a national emergency in response to the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons in North Korea.Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President George W.citizens were held hostage in Iran, President Jimmy Carter declared a national emergency in order to freeze Iranian assets and threaten their economic activity. Here are four times when past presidents declared national emergencies: But unlike Trump, they sought to respond to real threats - and didn’t seek to hijack the process for their own aims. Over the last several decades, both Democratic and Republican presidents have declared national emergencies. If you oppose Trump’s border wall - especially if you are represented by a Republican House member or Senator - please call your members of Congress today! This national emergency is now allowing him to take billions of dollars away from the states in order to build a wall that Trump originally claimed Mexico would pay for. In February, Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to appropriate money for his border wall. ![]() ![]() *** IF YOU OPPOSE TRUMP’S BORDER WALL, CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AT (202) 224-3121 AND TELL THEM NO WALL *** Originally published Janulast updated September 22, 2019
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