Posted on 02/09/2017 5:58:45 PM PST by markomalley
By Julia Edwards Ainsley | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
The report’s estimated price-tag is much higher than a $12-billion figure cited by Trump in his campaign and estimates as high as $15 billion from Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The report is expected to be presented to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly in coming days, although the administration will not necessarily take actions it recommends.
The plan lays out what it would take to seal the border in three phases of construction of fences and walls covering just over 1,250 miles (2,000 km) by the end of 2020.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Trump didn’t allow for the fact that it will be built by the government. $21 billion will at least double.
If it’s at all possible, this project should be started WITHOUT any fanfare. I guess it’s not possible to keep it secret, but I’d sure try to do as much as possible so that nobody knows when or where it is being worked on. And be prepared to keep protesters FAR away from the actual site.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43320.pdfDHS
“Waiver Authority
In general, federal agencies are required to review the potential impact of proposed projects on
natural and cultural resources prior to committing resources to a project.18 These environmental
and other review requirements may delay the construction of certain border infrastructure; but
existing law grants DHS broad authority to waive legal requirements that might delay
construction of border barriers.19
Senate-passed S. 744 would grant the DHS Secretary authority to waive any law, as the Secretary
deems necessary, to ensure expeditious construction of barriers, roads, and other infrastructure to
secure the southern border. This provision potentially applies to a broader range of border
infrastructure projects than the waiver authority in current law, but only applies to projects along
the southern border.20 The waiver authority would terminate upon certification by DHS that the
bill’s border fencing and border security strategies have been substantially implemented (see
“Border Security Strategies and Metrics”). Both House-passed H.R. 5230 and H.R. 2278, as
ordered to be reported by the House Judiciary Committee, would also exempt application of
specific laws (previously waived by the Secretary of DHS in 2008 with respect to certain border
construction projects) to CBP border construction projects on all federal lands under DOI and
USDA jurisdiction within 100 miles of U.S. international land borders.21”
So the `rats can squeak until they’re hoarse.
Excellent analogy! Scream it from the rooftops!
With the savings we’d get in welfare, housing, medical, education and criminal activities, we should be able to pay back the taxpayers for this wall in six or seven months.
Read tour post and winced. Remember back to days when FR was cheering for kicking Iraq’s ass-myself included. Hard to believe what came from that
Correct on the $113 billion. HOWEVER - you aren’t taking into account the drastic increase in price on Avocados.
Actually - I went through the math on that awhile ago. If you increased the ENTIRE average food budget for all Americans by 10% it would be about equal to $113 Billion. So it would be a wash.
Well, except without all of the illegals doing murders, crimes, rapes and taking away jobs from Americans.
Cheap. Compared to the damage this nation is taking, it’s a bargain.
Hehe.
Under budget, and ahead of schedule.
Anyone want to bet?
Yeah, we all know Trumps reputation will hold true.
Is that with or without the gold-plated piranha moat?
If Fauxcohontis manages to win the next election, she’ll probably install doorways every mile for a cost of 43.2 million
Reuters. Fake news.
And here we were, believing MO was getting too big for her shorts. We need to focus on much larger targets - judges getting far too big for their robes. With prejudice judicial we have no republic, no nation. You are correct, Lord help us. CLEAN HOUSE. I pray that our President has a plan up his sleeve and is forcing the hand of our enemies.
If you will look at the Texas border, The Only Federal land on the map(pg24) is Big Bend National Park.
A lot of private land owners have a stake in this. And a lot of land owners were burned during the last building of the wall.
The remaining land owners are a lot more educated as to their rights.
I just hope that these land owners are treated reasonably in the building of the wall.
$21.6 Billion? 3 years to complete? OK. What’s the problem? Let’s git ‘er done.
alReuters discovering fiscal conservatism?
I want to see destination RV resorts along the Wall. Planted trees, landscaping, the works. There could be tourist shops, restaurants, a golf course or 2, guided nature walks, maybe even a couple of Casino’s.....and alligators in a moat.
“I wonder how much of the cost is for the purchasing of all the private land”?
They report:
“The report accounted for the time and cost of acquiring private land, one reason for its steep price increase compared to estimates from Trump and members of Congress.”
Which sounds like they are getting real about doing this.
They also reported that funding is expected by April, with actual construction beginning in September.
Three Phases:
Phase One “would be the smallest, targeting sections covering 26 miles (42 km) near San Diego, California; El Paso, Texas; and in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley.”
Phase Two “would cover 151 miles (242 km) of border in and around the Rio Grande Valley; Laredo, Texas; Tucson, Arizona; El Paso, Texas and Big Bend, Texas.”
Phase Three “would cover an unspecified 1,080 miles..., essentially sealing off the entire U.S.-Mexico border.” (if you include 654 miles that already has some kind of barrier.)
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