Posted on 08/30/2019 11:39:15 PM PDT by BeauBo
The acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan used his power to waive laws in order to build the border wall to dismiss 29 federal laws in the Rio Grande Valley on Friday afternoon. The waivers apply to planned border wall segments in Starr County near Rio Grande City and La Grulla as well as much of the unwalled portion of Hidalgo County, totaling approximately 17 miles.
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That area is not a border now. It is not even a sieve. It is just an area where people live where ever it is convenient. They flow back and forth across the river as it suits them.
“That area is not a border now... They flow back and forth across the river as it suits them.”
Saw a video of a fully dressed mariachi band wading across the Rio Grande for a performance. The whole border used to be like that - like crossing the street.
When I worked in Starr County back in 2007 there was no respect for the border that I could see. It was not like an alien place that whites were not welcome it was in fact both of those things. After one well I quickly decided we would not operate there. The only way to survive long term was a steady stream of kick backs and protection payments.
I only thought it was bad in the Corpus Christi region.
“do you know the precise location of that materials storage site?”
I am sory , but I don’t. I thought it was the Imperial Valley, but it looks a lot like this site in nearby Yuma (it might be for the Yuma/San Luis segments):
https://twitter.com/CBP/status/1167925371754254336
Interesting that a twitter search only showed foreign language comments from the Greenies...
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