[misterrob]

Ahumada said the issue was also a matter of historical and patriotic pride.

"You are talking about land that Texans and Americans shed blood for to keep," he said. "And now they are trying to move the border further north than established by treaty."

Did you knee jerk yourself into a stupor before you read the entire article?

[ApplegateRanch]

I’m guessing that the ‘true border’, by treaty, is the mid-line of the river; and he is talking about having the wall/fence above the high water line on the northern side.

That IS, technically, “moving the border north”, if one defines the border as the fence, rather than the actual boundary.

It isn’t even a red herring, it’s spoiled lutefisk.

In point of fact, the border would not move, but it would be protected at an advantageous place of our choosing on our side.

Analogy: One does not build “border forts” physically abutting the legal border, but where they can effectively control & protect that border.

Analogy II: Ranch fences rarely are built exactly on the property line in rough terrain; but they are not placed on the rancher’s neighbor’s land, either...but that does not change the legal, surveyed boundary.