Trump authorizes military use of public land along southern border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Trump said the transfer of authority would allow military activities, including "border-barrier construction and emplacement of detection and monitoring equipment.
51% : Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security issued its first waiver to speed up the construction of the border wall, which Trump touted during his first run for office nearly a decade ago.
47% : The president directed the secretaries of Defense, Interior, Agriculture and Homeland Security, in a Friday evening memorandum dubbed "Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions," to provide the Pentagon with jurisdiction of federal lands including the Roosevelt Reservation, which spans across California, Arizona and New Mexico.
38% : President Trump authorized the military to take control of federal land stretching across three states at the southern border to assist in implementing his crack down on immigration.
32% : "Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," Trump said in a presidential memorandum released Friday evening.
25% : Immediately after returning to the White House, Trump signed several orders focused on curbing illegal immigration, including the declaration of a national emergency at the southern border.

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