Before Trump, the Border Wall Was a Bipartisan Project

Before Trump, the Border Wall Was a Bipartisan Project
Counter Punch
Oliver Ortega

In fact, Congress had already approved a border wall not too long ago. In 2006, legislators�including many Democrats�passed the Secure Fence Act, which called for 700 miles of double-fence construction along certain stretches of the border. Trump cited the Bush-era law in the first paragraph of the executive order he signed Wednesday as rationale for his executive authority to order a wall be built.

Many of the same democratic leaders now bemoaning Trump's wallvoted for one at the time� Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Dianne Feinstein.

Then-Senator Barack Obama, who as President would later deport a record-high 3 million people during his two terms, lauded the bill on the Senate floor, saying it would "help stem some of the tide of illegal immigration in this country."