Trump will go forward with border wall plans in California

Reuters ^ | 9 May 2018 | Reuters Staff

[BeauBo]

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will begin work on a section of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall in San Diego, at the request of the major California county.

[BeauBo]

Double barrier was funded for San Diego, but the President threatened to hold it up until California's Congressional Delegation stopped blocking wall funding for other States.

I guess that he needs to take care of the Republicans in San Diego.

New barrier is being installed now in Calexico, CA; and West from El Paso; but the big segments funded this year around San Diego and McAllen, TX, have not been awarded yet.

Apparently, they are getting ready to award the San Diego segments, which will seriously strengthen that sector (Otay Mesa to the Ocean, double barrier).

The 33 miles around McAllen, TX will close the gaps in what is now the area of greatest illegal entry (except for the 3 rural miles of the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge). It will be the biggest impact of this year's contract awards.

[rktman]

Does moonbeam know about this? 💰💰💰💰💰

[arrogantsob]

This can’t be happening. Now long will this thread be up before the Are We There, Yet crowd slithers into it?

[VanDeKoik]

Between this, Iran, the economy, and N. Korea, the NeverBlumpers must be in the fetal position 24/7.

[raiderboy]

interesting since the omnibus bill he signed expressly prohibits the wall.This sounds like old money was authorized for a small stretch of San Diego county. In McAllen all we can do is repair the old fence. I wish he would declare a military security emergency and just take 20 billion out of the military 600 billion and be done with it. He has promised again to shut down the government on September 30 but we have heard that before and they will just pass a CR and go on. He will never shut down the government that late before the mid terms. Time to build the wall NOW. All the wall.

[Jim Robinson]

Build the wall, enforce the law, deport them all!

[NetAddicted]

San Diego is against Moonbeam? Boy, Trump is still winning.
Wish I could read @ThomasWictor to see what his analysis of Trump is on this. Right now, I’m blocked from Twitter. Not to dissuade anybody, but I got blocked while I was reading @ThomasWictor.

[NetAddicted]

What is that crowd?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“This can’t be happening. Now long will this thread be up before the Are We There, Yet crowd slithers into it?”

You just triggered me.

WHERE’S MY PUPPY?!?!?

[ObozoMustGo2012]

[Between this, Iran, the economy, and N. Korea, the NeverBlumpers must be in the fetal position 24/7.]

Has anyone checked in on Egghead McMuffin?
If there is ANYONE suffering with chronic TDS it’s that clown!

[BeauBo]

"the omnibus bill he signed expressly prohibits the wall."

The Omnibus restricts new barriers to "operationally proven designs, already in use". The gist is that they want bollards (which is what the Border Patrol wants), or bollards on top of concrete levee, where flooding is an issue. Thirty foot bollards are OK, just not thirty foot solid concrete walls.

The Omnibus does specifically fund ($1.6 billion) about 100 miles of new barrier, including a major effort (33 new miles) in the Rio Grande Valley, to close major gaps (miles wide gaps) that still exist after Bush's barrier building (2006-9). In San Diego, it will be two complete new Trump-Style barriers, both stretching all the way (14 miles) from the ocean to the Eastern edge of the San Diego Metro Area (Otay Mesa) - with patrol roads, lights, cameras, and sensors.

Bush started out with 100 miles the first year, 200 the second, and 300 the third; but a lot of it was easy miles of vehicle barrier in the flat desert. Trump's program is to put very strong barrier (typically thirty foot bollards set in six feet of concrete) with roads, lights and sensors, where traffic is heaviest - taking on the hard but most important urban areas first.

Congress wants to fund 100 miles per year (which frankly is pretty good), but Trump wants to knock it out mostly in his first term - about 1,000 miles of strong barrier.

The new thirty foot bollards in Calexico are taller than the surrounding houses or trees:

[central_va]

We want this:

[central_va]

Brownsville to Calexico, one big beautiful wall!

[A Navy Vet]

"Apparently, they are getting ready to award the San Diego segments, which will seriously strengthen that sector (Otay Mesa to the Ocean, double barrier)."

There has been a very large double fence (with vehicle road and lights) in that exact sector for years, thanks to Rep. Duncan Hunter. It's been very effective and reduced illegal crossing from Tijuana by some 95%. It's why the illegals targeted Cochise County down by Tombstone, Arizona that barely has a barbwire fence in place for cattle. Also, the very reason the Minutemen (I was a member) formed. Google San Diego double fence.

I don't get it, unless it is deteriorating so much and needs repair. However, there are sections east of Otay Mesa that could use an effective barrier to the Yuma area border.

[umgud]

Maybe Jerry would go for a high speed rail atop the wall. 1st segment, Pacific Ocean to Yuma AZ.

[9YearLurker]

Did you see how easily those caravan illegals were jumping the walls that are quite similar to Trump’s prototypes?

[Cold Heart]

That wall had a cyclone fence which aided their climb.

[BeauBo]

“Did you see how easily those caravan illegals were jumping the walls that are quite similar to Trump’s prototypes?”

Two or three guys can boost another over an eighteen foot bollard barrier, but I have not seen any take on thirty foot bollards. You could use a tree/pole climbing harness, but it is not for the faint of heart.

[A Navy Vet]

"You just triggered me. WHERE’S MY PUPPY?!?!?"

Sorry puppies are not free to snowflakes who can't discern the differences between boy puppies or girl puppies. However, sure you can find a "safey placey" somewhere in a closet, attic, garage, alley dumpster.

Always remember, your thumb is your best friend forever.

[BeauBo]

“There has been a very large double fence (with vehicle road and lights) in that exact sector for years”

That’s where Border patrol said they needed it. I think they want bollards because they are tied of whack-a-mole, with frequent cutting of breaches, and having to find and repair them.

Trump is targeting the highest traffic areas first - basically the urbanized areas of the border. Cochise County would not get their barrier for several years, at the Congressionally envisioned rate of $1.6 per year (~100 miles urban, 150 rural). If a big enough lump of funding comes through in the next budget (October, if no continuing resolutions), Cochise County could get contracts awarded next year, with about 1-2 years to build.