I’m sorry how in the world can it cost an average of 3.9 million dollars per mile to put mettle bars in the ground?!
Give me the money and I’ll just keep what I don’t spend for myself and retire after one mile.
Perry was Governor of Texas, and knows that the terrain is particularly hard for a continuous wall.
Most of it runs along the Rio Grande River Valley, with all the associated flooding and erosion issues. There are existing treaty restrictions on construction in the valley, and widespread private ownership of borderland in Texas.
These are among the reasons that Texas was basically left till the end of previous wall building efforts - it is the toughest.
There is no doubt that lots of barrier could be still installed to good effect, but it really is unlikely that we could ever get a continuous wall 1,200 miles between Texas and Mexico. The rest can make use of natural barriers, and improved surveillance and patrolling.
That’s why eminent domain is in the Constitution.
Eminent domain for a public use.