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DHS waives environmental laws to begin building Trump border wall
The Washington Times ^ | August 1, 2017 | By Stephen Dinan

Posted on 08/01/2017 8:38:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Homeland Security triggered a waiver Tuesday allowing the department to bypass environmental and other land protection laws in order to begin building and testing President Trump’s new border wall.

The waivers apply to San Diego, where officials already plan to upgrade miles of existing fence, but where they’ll also stage a competition this summer to build and test prototypes for Mr. Trump’s wall.

It’s the first in what’s likely to be a series of waivers that will be needed as wall construction ramps up.

Officials insisted they will still try to be mindful of local impacts as they work on the wall.

“While the waiver eliminates DHS’s obligation to comply with various laws with respect to covered projects, the department remains committed to environmental stewardship with respect to these projects,” the department said in a statement.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; dhs; dhswaiver; illegalaliens; invasion; trumpwall; trumpwinsagain; wall; win; winning
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When people talk about the “Trump Wall” they sure often exhibit a lot of geographical ignorance. For most of Texas what is needed is NOT a border wall but a network of walls, fences, riverside roads, canine patrols, security cameras, drones, and entrance gates on the American side of the Rio Grande river.

And what will especially work is for us to totally eliminate all the sanctuaries & benefits for illegals with strict law enforcement procedures. For starts, it should never be catch->release but catch->hold->deport-or-hearing where the person crossing is given a choice to immediately go back or have a hearing. And if they have a hearing & lose then they should have to pay a fine to cover the process costs before they can apply for any entrance.


41 posted on 08/01/2017 10:24:58 AM PDT by Degaston
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

DemocRATS will Find a LieBeral Judge and go STOP it!


42 posted on 08/01/2017 10:50:24 AM PDT by TRY ONE (I never got the memo changing the name of Global Warming to Klimate Change)
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To: A Navy Vet

No sarcasm. Just appreciated your reply.


43 posted on 08/01/2017 10:54:46 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...committed to environmental stewardship with respect to these projects

Whatever, just stop this taco invasion.

44 posted on 08/01/2017 11:06:37 AM PDT by Mr Apple ( Let's play...Hide the Muslim with Matt Authier @15:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59J0i3LNoY8)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

OMG THEY ARE GOING TO KILL A SAND SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


45 posted on 08/01/2017 11:33:56 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WINNING!.. Lawsuits or leftist Federal judge action in 3-2-1..


46 posted on 08/01/2017 11:35:54 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Feminism DESTROYED females)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

More winning. My worry is we start seeing liberal “sit ins” at the border wall to prevent it from being built.


47 posted on 08/01/2017 11:52:16 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Logical me

The actual facts are that the GOP Congress has passed most of what he wanted. The few Republicans that are stabbing us in the back are not representative of the party.

McCain? Collins? Murkowski? Give me a break.


48 posted on 08/01/2017 12:09:05 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: cba123

While funding has been introduced in the House budget bill, Trump’s rhetoric alone has produced a tremendous drop in the invaders and the gang-bangers are being deported in record numbers.

With an administration that actually enforces the law is a “fence” even necessary? The Free Ride is ovah.

You can accurately judge his success by the degree and volume of the democratmedia. He is doing great.


49 posted on 08/01/2017 12:17:48 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: JBW1949
Such a combination of materials and surveillance would be called a “barrier” instead of a “wall,” Kelly told his audience.

Actually that is exactly what the Border Patrol has been asking for. Believe me the environmental/open borders lawyers can and have sought to use regulation to stop construction of all border protection infrastructure including barriers, roads and technology.

This takes their bag of legal tricks and puts it in the trash. That also means they can use this issue to raise funds which is what most of this is really about.

50 posted on 08/01/2017 12:17:53 PM PDT by usurper
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To: Degaston

Good to see a rational post.


51 posted on 08/01/2017 12:19:27 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: NorthMountain

Just because something has not been reported by the media; that does not mean it is not happening...or hasn’t already happened.


52 posted on 08/01/2017 12:22:58 PM PDT by Tammy8 (Please be a regular supporter of Free Republic !)
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To: A Navy Vet
Yep...
53 posted on 08/01/2017 1:07:33 PM PDT by Openurmind
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To: cba123; Vendome; LucyT; onyx; dp0622

Ping!


54 posted on 08/01/2017 9:33:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: JBW1949

Then TWO things need to change. Just ONE conservative running in the primaries. Not 14.

And no more open primaries where dems can #### things up, as well as independents.


55 posted on 08/01/2017 9:49:21 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Sam Gamgee
" My worry is we start seeing liberal “sit ins” at the border wall to prevent it from being built."

I wouldn't be surprised. Wanna bet there would be new Minutemen types down there for a counter-protest? I can see the fights now. Besides, the Feds tend to enforce their laws (right or wrong) more than local jurisdictions. I see the snowflake anarchists getting hauled away in droves. This is no longer Obambi's border.

56 posted on 08/03/2017 6:57:20 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: Degaston
Thank you for your input. See my reply #28.

I've been telling people for years that a gigantic solid Israeli type wall is not needed along the entire border. The double fence with road in-between, plus flood lights, did wonders for San Diego. Why they are starting with San Diego is questionable. Having driven the I-8 past that double fence barrier, I was stopped by 2 different BP check points in the middle of nowhere. Eastern Cali also consists of vast sand dunes until you get to Yuma, AZ., and that is pretty much covered by BP.

One more time for those who don't know Cali's border topography or have a map of the southwestern Arizona wasteland: It would take an army sized logistics efforts to cross that huge expanse. That's why southeastern Arizona became such a big problem, with the easy access to staging areas and towns to meld into.

Of course Texas is a bigger problem because of all the border towns. I agree with your recommendations. Depending on the topography and proximity to major highways and towns, all of your suggestions would be appropriate.

I'm also sick of hearing it called, "Trump's Wall". Congress passed the still valid law during W's term. Obambi and his socialist ilk stopped the pending funding.

57 posted on 08/03/2017 7:40:04 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: A Navy Vet

Sure hope so, but would not like to see anyone hurt....on our side.


58 posted on 08/03/2017 2:20:18 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I had the same thought...

;)


59 posted on 08/06/2017 11:36:20 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (US out of the UN, UN out of the US)
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