Posted on 10/24/2019 7:44:41 PM PDT by entropy12
Edited on 10/25/2019 4:37:48 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The U.S. Border Patrol said workers were installing steel rebar at a site south of Donna.
The rebar will reinforce concrete panels that will in turn be topped with 18-foot steel bollards. Crews will also clear vegetation 150 feet in front of the wall.
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The wall haters are still screaming that the sky is falling.
They are denying that the wall is even being built.
BUILD THE WALL!
DEPORT THEM ALL!
Thank you our beloved President Trump! MAGA!
President Trump bump!
I wish this section was higher than 18 feet. 28 feet would be better
Never stopped them from building their 400’ eagle cuisinarts.
Even if the illegal aliens manage to scale it, 18 feet is still a long drop.
When is Mexico going to help pay for the wall?
If practical, I would go for 30’ wall, same as the Pope has around his abode. But 18’ is better than 10’. It makes very difficult to lug a heavy bag of contraband over the wall. Stopping 99% illegal activity is fine.
Mexico will pay as soon as the new Canada/Mexico/USA trade deal is ratified.
Note Well: This is “new” Wall, where no barrier existed before.
The Rio Grande Valley (where this construction is occurring) has been the single heaviest trafficked corridor of the whole border - about 40% of total for the entire length of the border. This Sector is the most important, but also the most expensive and difficult to build, because of river flooding, hurricanes and about 400 private landowners. It is the main battle in securing the border - everything else that is needed will be cheaper, easier and faster.
This construction is part of one contract, out of eight that were awarded this year, in the Rio Grande Valley. About 100 (all new) miles of top of the line “Wall System”, loaded with great patrol roads, stadium lights, cameras, sensors and alarms feeding back into artificial intelligence monitoring software in the command center; is going to totally transform the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the Border.
It is a strategic success.
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