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Government shutdown could impact migrant crisis in San Diego
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We're just days away from a government shutdown which could impact the migrant crisis in San Diego. If Congress doesn't agree on a budget for the new fiscal year, the government will shut down at 12:01 Sunday morning.
"It seems extremely likely this will happen and the way out is unclear," said Stephen Goggin, an assistant professor of political science at San Diego State University.
Goggin says there have been about 20 government shutdowns since the 1970's, so they're pretty common, with the exception of the one looming right now, which he calls unique.
"Normally, they last a few weeks or a few days. The longest one was a few years ago but in this case it's relatively unique because the divisions are not between the President and Congress, but it's within the republican conference within the house and their inability to get something that satisfies both the more moderate and the more right wing part of the party," said Goggin.
Millions of jobs and crucial federal programs are at stake, many of which are directly tied to handling the current influx of migrants coming across our border.
MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/government-shutdown-could-impact-migrant-crisis-san-diego/509-6ee15328-2c59-4d4a-8cce-6ad8ec878aad