US President Donald Trump has launched a new “compromise” plan to end a prolonged and crippling government shutdown by offering protection from deportations for some 700,000 undocumented immigrants in exchange for a whopping USD 5.7 billion for constructing a controversial wall on the US-Mexico border. The shutdown — the longest in the US history– entered its 29th day, as Trump Saturday made the announcements. Defending his plan for the border wall, he said, “The radical left can never control our borders. “These are steel barriers in high priority locations” and much of the border is already protected by mountains and water,” Trump said. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2019The divide between the Republicans and Democrats and the shutdown are fallouts of Trump refusing to sign spending bills without the USD 5.7 billion to start constructing the border wall.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2019 14:03 UTC