Last week the U.S. House approved a spending bill that includes $1.6 billion to fund the start of the “contiguous and impassable wall” along the Mexican border. Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security issued a news release announcing “a waiver to waive certain laws, regulations and other legal requirements to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international border near San Diego,” and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced his support for the president’s plan via a Twitter post and video.