“What if President Trump does not get re-elected?”
They are on schedule to complete the land acquisition, award the contracts and obligate the funding, before the end of the year.
When Obama took office, projects in that status were allowed to run until completion. They are difficult to stop at that point, with cancellation penalties (money wasted) likely built in. There is also a political price to pay, for such a high profile spurning of border security (outside the radical wing nut crowd).
Additionally, this stretch (69 miles around Laredo) was specifically funded by Congress, not part of any of the Emergency diversion of funds. It has Congressional support.
A lot of folks (local elites) want this barrier for the security and resulting economic development, but can’t say so in public, because of politics. They want to be able to pretend it is being done over their resistance (like the Congressional Dems allowing the President to keep diverting funds from DoD for the Wall, in exchange for their Pork Barrel payoffs).
If the Dems do take over in a big way (White House and Senate), they will likely find many ways to put the brakes on on the many Wall projects, but the status of this project is on track to be in a very strong (by historical standards) condition to complete, even if President Trump should lose the election in November.
Thx for more continuing good news. In about a year and a half almost 900 miles of new wall will be completed or in the final stages of construction.
Then it’s technology continually developed for CBP to put the final nails into the border mess coffin.
Thanks for the details and information.