"Without a Wall our Country can never have Border or National Security.... Pelosi, speaker of the Democrat-led House, argues that border security funding cannot even be discussed before the shutdown ends, accusing Trump of "holding Americans hostage." - Political fight, real consequences -Extending the existing border fences has been at the top of Trump's domestic agenda since his 2016 campaign. Democrats accuse his campaign against illegal immigration of ignoring more complex humanitarian issues on the border and stoking xenophobia. But Pelosi sent out a rejection before Trump had even officially laid out his proposal.

Source: Philippine Star January 22, 2019 18:00 UTC