The president's budget, which will be delivered to Congress today, is not making anybody along the border happy.
The blueprint seeks $1.6 billion for new and replacement border wall. That's $1 billion less than announced just two months ago, and will likely anger those who eagerly anticipated the fencing that President Trump promised on the campaign trail.
At the same time, the budget only allocates $109 million for inspection equipment at ports of entry. That's not sitting well with the Texas Border Coalition.
"The republican chairwoman of the border security committee in the house recommends $6 billion to modernize the land ports of entry to meet the threat of the drug cartels," president Billy Moore tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI.
The budget also seeks to allocate $300 million to recruit and train new border and customs enforcement officers, investigators, lawyers and other staff. Moore says that falls way short of the $4 to $5 billion congressional leaders feels is needed.He says there are good signs in the budget proposal, but it misses the main point, when it comes to securing the border.
"The cartels are the biggest threat to border security, and they do most of their smuggling through the legal ports of entry," Moore explains.