Yeah but to that I have a couple of points:
1. Trump made a whole lot more money than the previous administration off of Tariffs from China - so there's more money to play with now.
2. The new trade deal with Mexico there will be more money from that that was not there before.
3. Also you have to bite the bullet at one point. It's like rinstalling a home security system for the house. It ain't cheap, but for the future longevity of the house and the safety of the people living in it, it needs to be done.
4. Illegal immigrants costs the State money to deal with in the long term. So there's future cost savings to be had there too.
1. That money was dwarfed by the cost of covering farmers losses for the retaliatory tariffs and and the tax cuts. There is less money to go around.
2. Since we were already dealing with Mexico under NAFTA, there will be little change.
3. It's like reinstalling a home security system for a 160-acre pasture you own. Expensive, easy to circumnavigate, not durable, and the wrong tool for the job.
4. Illegal immigrants make money for the country. Many of them come for a couple of decades, pay taxes, send a bunch of the remaining money home, and return to their home country to retire.