Trump's funding request for U.S. border wall hits snag among some Republicans

EghtesdaOnline: President Donald Trump's call for $1.5 billion this year to help build a wall along the border with Mexico could be in jeopardy as fellow Republicans in Congress weigh delaying a decision on the request.

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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 09:12

Trump’s Wall Is 30 Feet of Scary Politics for Builders

EghtesadOnline: Hundreds of companies have been eyeing work on President Donald Trump’s 30-foot border wall with Mexico. Some, however, won’t touch it with a 10-foot pole.

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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 04:49

Trump Sets Terms for Nice-Looking Wall Impervious to Pick Axes

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall must be at least 18 feet tall, resistant to sledgehammers and “aesthetically pleasing,” at least on the north-facing side, according to a request for contractors to bid to produce prototypes.

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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 24:19

Trump says he will bring down the price of wall on Mexico's border

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump pushed back early on Saturday on assertions that the wall he wants built on the U.S. border with Mexico would cost more than anticipated and said he would reduce the price.

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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:08

Trump’s Border Wall, Deportation Plans Face Pushback From GOP

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s pledges to deport undocumented immigrants and build a U.S.-Mexico border wall helped fuel Republicans’ surprising election victories, but they now face growing challenges from fellow party members.

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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 04:43

Mexico will not pay for Trump wall, but seeks cooperation

EghtesadOnline: Mexico said on Wednesday it would work with Donald Trump for the benefit of both nations after his surprise U.S. election win, but reiterated it would not pay for his planned border wall, which stirred up deep resentment during a fraught presidential campaign.

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Publish Date:10/November/2016 | 07:39

Mexicans on U.S. border fear economic catastrophe if Trump wins

EghtesadOnline: Mexicans on the U.S. border anxiously awaited the outcome of the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, plagued by fears of economic disaster if Republican Donald Trump wins and tries to choke local industry, isolate the country and deport millions.

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Publish Date:08/November/2016 | 08:49

A majority of voters in Arizona oppose building a wall along Mexican border with the U.S.

Trump Plan to ‘Build the Wall’ May Cost Him in Border States

EghtesadOnline: “Build the wall” is one of Donald Trump’s most dependable rally cries across the country, but in the border states, his message has landed with a thud.

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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 13:25

A waste of money? Trump's border wall falling flat in Arizona: Reuters/Ipsos poll

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump rode to the top of the Republican ticket promising a "big, beautiful, powerful" border wall with Mexico to stop the flow of undocumented immigrants. Along that border, however, Americans are more likely to call the wall a "waste of money", according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.

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Publish Date:25/October/2016 | 06:28

Trump ally: Border wall's cost was deemed off limits in Mexico meeting

EghtesadOnline: A close ally of Donald Trump said talks about the cost of building a wall with Mexico was not supposed to be part of the discussion during Republican presidential candidate's recent meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.

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Publish Date:05/September/2016 | 06:58

Trump says Mexico has taken advantage of U.S. 'for long enough'

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump kept up his criticism of Mexico on Friday, saying it "has taken advantage of the U.S. for long enough," as a crisis over border security and trade deepened.

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Publish Date:27/January/2017 | 16:26