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Article snippet: Clashes between migrants and law enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana have created a new challenge for lawmakers hoping to placate MORE’s demands for a border wall and prevent a government shutdown. Before border authorities turned to tear gas on Sunday to turn away migrants rushing the border, many lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill thought Trump would likely sign funding legislation to prevent a shutdown, even if it represented a watered-down border security package. The ugliness on Sunday, Republicans say, is only likely to convince Trump to dig his heels in harder on more funding for the wall. In a tweet on Monday, the president threatened to “close the Border permanently if need be” and demanded that lawmakers “fund the wall!” Later, he defended the use of tear gas at the border and said members of the migrant caravan would not be allowed to enter the United States. “They had to use [tear gas] because they were being rushed by some very tough people and they used tear gas,” Trump said. “And here’s the bottom line: nobody’s coming into our country unless they come in legally.” Parts of the government will shut down on Dec. 8 if the president does not sign a new funding bill into law. Fresh off their retaking of the House majority, Democrats feel they have the leverage to block Trump’s demands. They are skeptical about any deal that would fund the border wall in exchange for helping immigrants who lost protections when Trump rescinded the Deferr... Link to the full article to read more