But won’t most of the fence be out of the Rio Grande valley? I mean, there is that whole stretch of border from El Paso to San Diego...believe me, it is arid
Yes, most of the fence will be outside the Rio Grande Valley.
And, I’d say it actually starts getting arid west of Del Rio, Tx, through the Big Bend and all the way to San Diego, CA, although Laredo is pretty arid too.
The article was about the fence in the Lower Rio Grande Valley which starts South of Laredo, about maybe half way to Brownsville. This area is not arid and is known for it’s huge agricultural operations.
My grandparents live in the Valley near McAllen and they are whole heartedly against the fence. There is a physical fence, called a “river” in place. We don’t need a fence, what we need are more border agents to patrol the river.