Trump decided to allocate $ 4.1 billion for the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico

US President Donald Trump proposes to allocate $ 4.1 billion from the budget for building a wall on the border with Mexico. This was reported to Reuters by a source in Congress.

In 2017, it is planned to spend $ 1.5 billion on the wall, in $ 2018 - $ 2.6 billion.

Earlier, senators from the Democratic Party sent a letter to the Republicans, in which they warned that they would not support the proposal to finance the wall on the border of the United States and Mexico.

“We are concerned about attempts to include [to the budget] financing of a very expensive wall along the southern border with Mexico, as well as“ deportation forces ”,” the Democrats noted.

As The Washington Post wrote , due to financing the construction of the wall, it was planned to reduce coastal security expenses, the transport security administration and other national security agencies.

Trump signed a decree on the beginning of the construction of the wall, emphasizing that Mexico will compensate the United States for the construction of the wall after construction. After negotiations with the President of Mexico, it was decided to discuss this issue at non -public consultations.

According to the national security department, the construction will require $ 21.6 billion.