Building A New America With Jonathan Arias.

Back in late 2018, President Trump requested  $5.7B from Congress to build a massive wall along the United States Southern Border - the purpose of which is to stop the flow of refugees, coming through Mexico from countries such as  Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.  Congress refused to give him that much.  And as a consequence, Congress and the President could not come to a deal on government spending which ultimately led to the longest government shutdown of our history.  This shutdown affected thousands of American lives, including hundreds of thousands of federal government workers.  Recall the 2016 presidential campaign.  A central promise that he made was that Mexico would pay for the border wall.  But since becoming president, all of his efforts have focused on using U.S. taxpayer money to finance this project.To end the shutdown Congress compromised and approved $1.3B for the wall, which was still much less than the $5.7B Trump originally requested.  Trump reluctantly signed the Bill and then immed