Explore the massive funding increase for border enforcement in the new bill. Understand the impact of the "Big, Beautiful Bill" on immigration. Get the facts on new wall construction and agent hires. #ImmigrationPolicy #USBorder #BorderSecurity
00:00President Donald Trump's one big, beautiful bill has secured billions more in funding for immigration enforcement.
00:08Marking a significant win for border hawk groups and the administration's long-standing commitment to border security,
00:15the House vote, 218-214, sends this comprehensive tax and immigration bill to the president's desk with only two Republicans.
00:25Representatives Thomas Massey and Brian Fitzpatrick joining Democrats in opposition.
00:32The legislation dramatically ramps up funding for both border and interior immigration enforcement.
00:39According to the House Homeland Security Committee, over $46 billion is allocated specifically for wall construction and border barrier systems.
00:47This includes funding for more than 700 miles of primary wall, 900 miles of river barriers.
00:55House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has warned that the big, beautiful bill will unleash a deportation machine on steroids.
01:04Highlighting this stark division over the bill's immigration provisions.
01:07However, the acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, has lauded the unprecedented funding for his agency, expressing gratitude to President Trump for this legislative achievement, and nearly 630 miles of secondary barriers.
01:25Alongside replacements for existing pedestrian and vehicle barriers, beyond physical infrastructure, the bill also authorizes a substantial increase in personnel.
01:37It funds 5,000 new Customs and Border Protection officers, 3,000 new Border Patrol agents, and 200 new Air and Marine Operations agents.
01:47This significant boost comes at a time when the Trump administration is touting historic progress in border security.
01:53With the Department of Homeland Security, recently announcing the lowest nationwide encounters and apprehensions of migrants on record in June, while immigration enforcement leaders like Joe Chatham of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, are celebrating this bill as crucial for ensuring secure borders and facilitating the removal of undocumented immigrants.
