Photo of Donald Trump

Trump Campaign Press Release - Donald J. Trump: Compelling Mexico to Pay for the Wall

April 05, 2016

Mexico currently receives $24 billion in remittance payments annually from the United States. This provides substantial leverage for the United States to obtain from Mexico the funds necessary to pay for a border wall. The cost of a border wall is nothing compared to the hundreds of billions we spend year after year providing services and benefits to illegal immigrants. A detailed plan to obtain funding from remittance payments and other proposals to make Mexico pay for the border wall can be seen here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/pay-for-the-wall

Donald J. Trump, Trump Campaign Press Release - Donald J. Trump: Compelling Mexico to Pay for the Wall Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/317104

Simple Search of Our Archives