House bill funds $5 billion for wall, adds ICE and Border Patrol agents

Washington Examiner ^ | July 18, 2018 | Susan Ferrechio

[GonzoII]

Build that wall!

[rktman]

100% scanning in 5 years! WTH? I guess in the intervening years nothing bad will happen. Dumbasses need to fast track this effort and quit screwing around. Grrrrrrrr!

[FirstFlaBn]

$700k for each new border patrol agent?

[JimRed]

$700k for each new border patrol agent?

Spread over how many years?

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Nothing has been done for 50 years. If we can achieve 100% scanning in just 5 years from now, it will be a miracle.

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

We need to stop the illegal immigrants and the drug traffic.

[gibsonguy]

“100% scanning in 5 years! WTH?”

It says within 5 years. Sounds like a stall but get the right people on it and it could be done in 1. Get the funding then start working on the acceleration. Same with the wall. Get the funding and go to work immediately. Trump knows how to get building projects done ahead of schedule.

[afterhoursarmory]

I would imagine there is gear involved in that number (more ATV’s, rifles, trucks, surveillance gear, etc..). What are they supposed to do once hired and there is no gear for them to use? Sit in the office all day?

[raiderboy]

no, 5 billion is not the full amount . We want the full amount or our president has assured us that he will “shut the government down”to get the wall. That means ALL THE WALL, You weren’t listening!!

[BeauBo]

This has to reconciled with the Senate version. So it is likely to end up between 0 to 200 miles of strong new barrier.

If it is approved in full (200 miles worth), it would follow the Bush era barrier ramp up - 100 miles first year. 200 miles second year, and 300 miles the third year. Both the Government and the Contractors need some time to ramp up. This rate of increase is manageable, without risking big over payments.

The big differences would be the much bigger and stronger barrier, the better patrol roads, and way better technology (cameras, sensors, alarms, AI monitoring software).

[lilypad]

Wondering why they can put up a healthy chunk of razor wire along the border in the interim.

[nikos1121]

Wondering why they can put up a healthy chunk of electrified razor wire along the border in the interim.

There, fixed it fir yah...

[rktman]

lol! That’d be almost as fast as jer brown’s high speed rail to no place with no passengers.

[spokeshave2]

I would imagine there is gear involved in that number (more ATV’s, rifles, trucks, surveillance gear, etc..). What are they supposed to do once hired and there is no gear for them to use?

Also going to need extra holding facilities for the arrestees.

[swisher]

Mine field and automatic turrets would be cheaper in the long run. And send the right message to boot.

[stars & stripes forever]

[JimRed]

We need to stop the illegal immigrants and the drug traffic.

Preachin' to the choir, pal! I've talked "wall" for over twenty years now.

[EnglishOnly]

Make sure to price in the look-out towers.

[NativeSon]

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has called for; "u-hauling bananas for two children dollars while biting the wax tadpole"

all democrats quickly agreed.

[Dogbert41]

Good one!