No, MAGARIOT shill, this is not required to build the wall. It's easier this way. But Trump spent the past year setting up a 'Plan B' for using the Army Core of Engineers. This involved sneaking it past the Democrats by breaking up the authorization and hiding the pieces in other bills. This charade we are watching right now is to bring it to the attention of the American people that the Dems don't give a fuck about them, that they care more about illegal aliens than their safety.