Posted on 10/25/2019 6:53:55 PM PDT by re_tail20
Construction on a new border wall in Texas where none previously existed has begun along the Rio Grande river, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed to Fox News on Friday.
While 75 miles of wall has already been built under the Trump administration, until now all of those structures replaced existing ones such as vehicle barriers or dilapidated fences, which were ineffective before being replaced, according to the agency.
The brand-new wall is under construction southeast of McAllen in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley sector, which sees the most illegal crossings of any border sector, with more than 325,000 people apprehended there through August this year, according to CBP.
“Rio Grande Valley is by far our busiest sector, so getting this new wall system capability down there for [the agents] is truly a game-changer," a CBP spokesman said. "Just last week, the agents on the frontlines told us the wall is something they need."
The spokesman said the 75 miles already built to replace weaker structures also helped tighten security.
“People can walk through or across a vehicle barrier with drugs or other contraband, but can’t walk through an 18- to 30-foot wall with anti-climb features, sensors and cameras,” the spokesman said.
The announcement comes as the Trump administration is making a renewed effort to show voters the U.S.-Mexico border wall remains a top priority.
Critics on the right have pushed back in recent months, saying border construction touted by the administration only represents replacement wall in areas that already had existing barriers and fencing.
Now, wall advocates are excited that the project is advancing and note that illegal crossings are falling dramatically from summer peaks, in part due to Mexico stepping up enforcement of its borders and in part thanks to renovated wall sections.
“They're making progress,” Mark Krikorian,...
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Yes we can.
Excellent.
Build the wall!
BUILD THE WALL!
DEPORT THEM ALL!
Hooray.
Finally.
paging Ann Coulter, paging Ann Coulter...believe Trump now?
“So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.”
(Nehemiah 6:15-16; refers to the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem)
Walls work!!!! The Liberals know it. That is why so many of them live in gated enclaves. Trump is making walls work for the benefit of us unwashed masses. He is keeping his word. Now that is a concept totlally foreign to most politicians regardless of party affiliation. We the people hired President Trump to do our dirty work, and he is exceeding our wildest expectations.
Oh God, we pray that you will bless him with whatever he needs to continue the fight, and please keep him safe through the days and nights. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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