Barriers to border security plans

[struggle4progress]

... DHS has limited ability to move money around in its budget, and would almost certainly be unable to find enough resources to fund .. most of the new plans ...

Congress had previously appropriated funding for about 34,000 beds for immigrant detention — many of which were in facilities operated by private companies across the country. Meanwhile, more than half a million cases are pending in immigration court ...

Hiring immigration judges will involve the Justice Department ... DOJ data for 2014 shows immigration judges making between roughly $125,000 and $170,000 a year, depending on where they are located, so hiring more will add to the total bill ...

One of the most difficult tasks may be hiring an additional 5,000 Customs and Border Protection agents and 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, as directed by the executive order ...

http://www.wtma.com/news/six-barriers-to-trumps-border-security-plans/

[shraby]

1. How can he hire that many? Didn't he just order a hiring freeze?

[elleng]

2. He can't.

For how long he can keep up the pretense of being 'superman' is unknown.