More wall or nothing

There is a lot of speculation about what Donald Trump will say when he delivers the State of the Union address tonight.  Will he declare a national emergency or not?  Given that a number of Republican lawmakers oppose the move, he may be reconsidering that move.

A CBS News poll released on Sunday, Feb 3rd shows that 73% of Americans surveyed are opposed to funding the construction of a wall by a declaration that it is a national emergency.  Considering most of the people in the U.S. illegally are those who entered legally on visas and did not depart when they expired and most illegal drugs entering the U.S. come through legal points of entry, this is NOT an emergency.

That being said, we cannot allow another shutdown to happen and do further damage to our economy and our natural resources.  I propose a compromise.

1.  Congress will fund $2.85 billion in wall construction.
2.  Congress will give Trump statutory authority to divert $2.85 billion in funding from other Department of Homeland Security appropriations for wall construction.
3.  The bill that makes 1 and 2 happen will also change the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from executive order to federal law.
4.  This bill also prohibits ICE from attempting to deport those in this country illegally who have not been convicted of a serious crime.  Serious crimes would be defined as:

Murder.
Manslaughter, including vehicular manslaughter
Rape and lesser forms of sexual assault.
Armed robbery.
Assault, including misdemeanor assault.
Burglary.
DUI (except for first offenders where no one was injured).
Other crimes including violence or theft of property that are felonies.

I suspect Trump would reject this compromise because he wants to deport anyone here illegally, including those who are protected by DACA.  But it would require him to choose to reject the funding he has been demanding.

Just a thought.