Instead of making Mexico pay for it, Sen. Ted Cruz has proposed using El Chapo’s seized funds to pay for the border wall.

Cruz brought forward the bill — Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order, or ELCHAPO — on Tuesday that will seek to redirect the $14 billion in assets that were seized from El Chapo in order to pay for Trump’s border wall.

Build the wall and make El Chapo pay for it: https://t.co/6GOMaxrCBI pic.twitter.com/Eu5xUErI6g — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 25, 2017

The EL CHAPO Act will reserve billions in assets forfeited from El Chapo & drug lords to pay for border security https://t.co/5SElazzr9X pic.twitter.com/YuRCguSCRN — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April 25, 2017

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“Fourteen billion dollars will go a long way toward building a wall that will keep Americans safe and hinder the illegal flow of drugs, weapons, and individuals across our southern border,” Cruz said. “Ensuring the safety and security of Texans is one of my top priorities. We must also be mindful of the impact on the federal budget.”

Cruz’s bill argues that repurposing the criminally forfeited assets from El Chapo and other Mexican cartels would “offset the wall’s cost and make meaningful progress toward achieving President Trump’s stated border security objectives.”

“The U.S. Government is currently seeking the criminal forfeiture of more than $14 billion in drug proceeds and illicit profits from El Chapo, the former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel who was recently extradited to the U.S. to face criminal prosecution for numerous alleged drug-related crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder and money laundering,” Cruz added.

Cruz’s proposal comes just three months after the Mexican government extradited El Chapo back to the United States following months of drawn out court battles in Mexico and several successful escapes from prison.

Cruz received support from the bill as some notable names applauded his idea.

El Chapo Act, brilliant bill from @TedCruz would dedicate funds seized from Mexican drug cartels to border security. pic.twitter.com/IqFs31vsue — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) April 25, 2017

I knew @tedcruz was brilliant… this proves it… The El Chapo bill. https://t.co/EyJLffjsVX — John A (@AMREV17JUN1775) April 25, 2017

As some have pointed out, El Chapo escaped through a tunnel. So how effective would a wall be?

But he scaped thru a tunnel, so… — Giogia Scamarone (@giogiascamarone) April 25, 2017

This is really bad, even for Ted Cruz https://t.co/6Q6r1cK1rZ — Kyle Foley (@KFoleyFL) April 25, 2017

The United States and Mexico agreed that El Chapo will not that face the death penalty for his many crimes, including a murder charge against the drug lord for killing a U.S. citizen and two family relatives.

Donald Trump has made it very clear that we will have a border wall between Mexico and the United States. Trump still insists that Mexico will be paying for the wall, which is estimated to cost around $22 billion according to an internal Homeland Security report from February.

Trump has recently pulled back on his assertiveness that Mexico will pay for the wall, tweeting on Sunday that Mexico will pay for it “in some form” at a later date.

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Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 23, 2017

While there are many opinions about Trump’s proposal to erect a border wall, Cruz’s bill would fulfill two of the president’s most popular campaign promises: building the wall and making Mexico pay for it.