1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. How many miles long is the U.S.-Mexico border?

3. How high/long is the first completed project of President Trump’s promised border wall?

4. a) What type of wall does the new one replace? How does the new construction differ? Be specific.
b) Explain why this replacement project was one of Border Patrol’s highest priorities. Be specific.

5. a) How many miles of new and replacement border wall will be built with the $1.6 billion Congress approved in March?
b) How much money has President Trump asked Congress to approve for the entire wall?

6. In March, how did the acting deputy commissioner of CBP describe the wall system on the border?

7. President Trump has asked Congress to approve $25 billion in spending for the 1,000 miles of new fencing Border Patrol says is necessary to secure our borders.
Consider the amount the government spends on a bridge or road built in your state. (For example, the cost to rebuild the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York was approximately $4 billion.) Democrats generally oppose constructing a wall on our southern border and therefore vote against this spending. Do you think Republicans in Congress should vote to approve this spending? Explain your answer.

CHALLENGE:
Read “Long-time Democrat and legal immigrant looks at open borders” and answer the questions.