Democrats Discuss: This is not a national emergency
Let me take you back a moment. The year is 2016 and Donald Trump is at a rally and the “Build the Wall” chant starts. The majority of the nation laughs at the idea of a border wall separating the United States and Mexico. No one is taking it seriously as a threat. When I mentioned my issues with Trump, many responded by saying, “he doesn’t actually mean that,” or “that will never actually happen.” But here we are. My worst fears are becoming a reality. The issue of the wall has consumed our government since the midterms. What was once a symbolic idea has now become a rallying cry, a campaign promise that Trump will not let go of. Although the idea of the wall is opposed by nearly 61 percent of Americans, according to a Gallup Poll from Feb. 12, we are now trespassing into unknown territory.