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Archival photo of December 12, 2018 taken from the border in Tijuana, Mexico. – AFP / Archives
US President Donald Trump held Monday to raise funds for the construction of the wall on the Mexican border, despite the refusal of Democratic lawmakers.
"I'm at the Oval Office, Democrats are coming back from holidays and giving me the votes needed for border security, including the wall," Trump said on Twitter.
Legislators sit until Wednesday. The new Congress will open on Thursday following the mid-term elections in November, during which Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives.
But for lack of agreement on the budget, Trump had to cancel his plans for the end of the year when he was considering going to a golf center in Florida.
The center of the conflict is the Democrats' refusal to approve a $ 5 billion grant for the construction of a wall on the Mexican border in order to stop the migration, which has stalled the movement. Approval of the federal budget, which Trump refuse to sign.
Lack of agreement resulted in the partial closure of the federal government effective December 22nd, leaving 800,000 employees on unpaid leave.
Trump says that it is necessary to build a wall along the border to put an end to illegal immigration, which he calls "invasion".
On Monday, Trump said the border with Mexico was "an open wound by which illegal drugs, criminals and (illegal immigrants) entered the country."
All attempts to reach an agreement on the budget have so far failed, but a proposal provides for more funds for border security in exchange for work permits for young immigrants who entered the United States illegally. United while they were children, known as "Dreamers".
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