It's not the same after Rep. Rohrabacher pushed through the double fence with a road in-between for Border Patrol vehicles and flood lights. It goes from the ocean to past Otay Mesa. It cut CA crossings by over 90%. It's the reason that southeast Arizona became the focal point for crossings in the Southwest some years back. Why they want to start in San Diego is beyond me. They could extend it eastward in CA, but it's needed more in southeast Arizona and especially in Texas with all its border towns.
I know more than most about this issue having experienced these invaders going through my side gate back in the mid 1980's when living 3 miles from Tijuana. I've been a contributor to FAIR.org and CIS.org for years. I was also a Minuteman who worked with co-founder Jim Gilchrist and made the drive down to Tombstone to stand watch.
Those who say the mountains and deserts are not natural barriers and we need all 2000 miles of wall are just wrong. Look at a map of Arizona and you'll see that from Yuma to Tucson along I-8 has an impassable desert. It would take army type logistics to survive that wasteland. Even if the coyotes/illegals could, there are NO staging points along I-8 where the illegals could meld into local towns. There are only a few gas stops along the way.
Also, The Border Patrol I've talked to do not recommend a solid wall. They want something they can see through like the double fence in San Diego. BTW, it's made of a close-knitted mesh material that doesn't support hooks and has Mexico facing curving at the top with barbed wire. I hear it also now has ground sensors for tunneling. BP finds and destroys these tunnels all the time. San Diego is not the problem.
Good to hear. Thanks for the update.