Trump takes a key step to raise the wall at the Mexican border

Determined to raise a wall on the border with Mexico to "fight against illegal immigration", the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will declare the national emergency that will allow him to guarantee the financing of this work.

The announcement made in the last few hours has ended with uncertainty as to the fate of a bill that only allows for a portion of the money of which Trump needs to build a wall with Mexico, but that would also prevent a new government shutdown.

"President Donald Trump will sign the government's finance bill and, as he has said, will take other measures, including the declaration of a national emergency – to end the humanitarian crisis and security at the border, "Sarah Sanders, spokeswoman for the White House, said in a statement.

On Monday, Republicans and Democrats meeting in Congress reached a budget agreement providing for $ 1,375 million for the construction of some 88.5 kilometers of boundary walls.

However, if it is finally approved by both houses of Congress, the agreement must be ratified by President Trump, who previously said that he was not "satisfied" with the result of negotiation.

The president himself had hinted that if he did not get the $ 5,700 million he claimed to build, he would choose to declare a state of emergency, which would allow him to resort to other means to carry out the project.

The US government has until Friday midnight to avoid a new budget blockadewhich would leave 25% of federal governments without funds.

A law pbaded in 1976, the National Emergencies Act, authorizes the US president to declare a "national emergency" conferring extraordinary powers. By using this rule, Trump could finance the wall without congressional approval and use the army to build it.