[ImpBill]

It (the fence/wall) is anything but “river side”. Come on down to Brownsville and I will take you on an eye opening tour of “the Wall”.

[dangus]

I looked into it.

Congress gave the federal government authority to override environmental restrictions to build the fence. Nevertheless, in 2007, President Bush and Governor Perry agreed to course for the fence that stayed a significant distance from the river in the Brownsville area, due to concerns of the state of Texas (i.e., the Perry administration) that a riverside construction could cause the course of the river to be affected during flooding.

So Gov. Perry pushed the fence away from the river, and then his supporters claim that the fence won’t be effective away from the river. Nice try.

[TexMom7]

What about Big Bend, Amistad or Falcon Lakes and mountains.

There are humongous dams, marinas and multi million dollar resorts. Some are over the water.

Americans/Texans canoe, fish, hike and recreation on many parts of the Rio Grande.

[org.whodat]

Thanks to kay, a large portion of the so called fence was nothing more than an improved dike to form a private lake.