Travis, I have no idea where your top picture of the barb wire fence on the border was taken, mostly because it looks just like most of the border that I have seen across NM and Arizona. I wish we had the number of miles the fence looks like that or worse, it would probably amaze those who don't live near the border to know that there are miles and miles and miles just like that and worse. I really think all the Senators that are going to be asked to vote on the fence need that photo and the number of miles the fence looks like that.
That would have to be a pretty effective statement.
If there is no actual number we can find I bet those of us that live on the border could come up with a pretty close estimate. Hubby and I were just talking about it and he estimates at least 170 miles of border fence through NM is fence like that, maybe worse in some spots, but not any that is better.