What is the situation that the US House of Representatives approved to spend $654.38+0.6 billion to build the US-Mexico border wall?

It is reported that the US House of Representatives recently voted to pass the US defense security expenditure bill for fiscal year 20 18. Among them, US$ 654.38+0.6 billion was used to build the US-Mexico border wall.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. defense security expenditure bill for fiscal year 20 18 by 235 votes to 192. According to the bill, the U.S. Department of Defense has increased its defense budget by $6.81billion compared with 20 17, which is $0.84 billion more than Trump's budget requirement. Some analysts believe that the increased military budget will be used to improve the ability of the United States to resist foreign missile attacks.

In addition, the bill also provided $654.38+0.6 billion for the initial construction of the separation wall on the US-Mexico border. Recently, a serious smuggling case occurred in southern Texas, USA. 12 stowaways were suffocated in trucks and dozens of people were seriously injured. This tragedy has aroused the concern of the American government and people about American illegal immigration and border policy.

However, some commentators pointed out that the US Senate and House of Representatives will vote on whether to approve this financial allocation in the autumn of 20 17. This new defense security expenditure violates the strict restrictions on expenditure in the US budget law.

Prior to this, the US Congress either chose to pass the fiscal bill or temporarily maintain the funding level for this fiscal year to gain more negotiation time for reaching an agreement. It is reported that Democrats and many Republicans in Congress have questioned the feasibility and effectiveness of the wall. Immigration organizations also believe that repairing the wall will not only prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the border into the United States, but also damage the relationship between the United States and Mexico.

According to the report, * * * and the party leadership added the budget for building a wall to the national security appropriation bill at the last minute, because they knew that even if many members of the House of Representatives did not support building a wall on the border, they would not say "no" to defense spending.