President Trump: The Compromise

President Trump offered a compromise offer on Saturday in an effort in overcoming the impasse over the budget. 

The President offer includes:

  • $800M for urgent humanitarian aid 
  • $805M for drug detection system 
  • 2750 border agents law enforcement personnels 
  • 75 more immigration judges (currently 395 judges) 

What could carry more political if not psychological impact is in that his offered a compromised measure on DACA and TPS issues. He offered three year DACA extension that affects 700,000 DACA recipients and three year extension for 300,000 TPS (Temporary Protected Status) recipients. 

In exchange with the offer, the President requests 230 miles of additional 'barriers'. Currently, 115 miles of the 'fence' is under construction.