that is in the congresses court right now. the house passed several bills. over the years to authorize the construction of the wall. when you look at the mass of illegal immigrants. there came to at the southern border right now. by mob action. you realize how important a wall is not just to protect law enforcement that are putting their lives on the line. but also to protect the lawbreakers whose actions would otherwise force it. isn t the department of homeland security one of the agencies that would be negatively impacted by government shutdown? not much because those are considered essential services and those will continue.