The US president Donald Trump launched today to sign decrees for the start of construction of a barrier in the south of the US border with Mexico and the stronger measures for US cities to protect irregular migrants in a rapid movement of the new government in order to implement its plans to restrict immigration and the strengthening of national security.
The Republican president is also expected to make in the coming days in steps for irregular migration limit by signing executive orders to restrict the number of refugees and the visa ban for citizens from several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with a predominantly Muslim population, such as Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen.
In an interview with the news network ABC, excerpts of which were published today, Trump said he expects the construction of the wall on border with Mexico to begin within months with the design already be underway, noting that Mexico will cover the "100%" of the wall construction costs.
Measures signed provides, inter alia, the recruitment of 5,000 additional staff in Customs and Border Protection whose tasks was to arrest those attempting to illegally cross the border and the tripling of the number of members of the Customs and Immigration used to arrest and deportation of immigrants living illegally in the US, stressed sources in Congress, with knowledge of the project.
"The construction of this wall was more than just an election promise. It is a first step in a good sense to ensure truly our porous borders ", said late today the representative of the American presidency Sean Spaiser. "This will reduce the flow of drugs, crime and irregular immigrants within US territory", he said.
As announced by the White House, Obama will also sign a decree on enhancing the mechanisms of enforcing immigration laws.
As stressed Spaiser the decrees implementing money raised from federal funds used for the implementation of legislation on the protection of migrants (so-called cities of refuge [ "sanctuary cities"]).
In cities such as San Francisco local officials, who often come from the Democratic party, refuse to cooperate with federal authorities to take measures against irregular migrants.
As stated by the Spaiser Trump will instruct the federal government to find ways to discontinuation of specific funds to these cities that refuse to comply.
It will also put an end to the policy of previous governments, whereby individuals apprehended as irregular migrants are released until they are heard by a judge.