Before President Joe Biden ousted Donald Trump in November 2020, he famously promised his administration would not build “another foot” of the border wall. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has other plans (to build a wall). And apparently, Biden also has other plans (to build some more wall). This week,...
But this week, the Department of Defense announced that it would be embarking on a big construction project on the U.S.-Mexico border. To that end, the department will reinforce some parts of the Trump wall and close “small gaps that remain open from prior construction activities and remediating incomplete gates.”The gaps to be filled in are in areas including San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso and Del Rio.
In other words, the Biden administration will be building “another foot” — or several — of border wall. Earlier this year, the Department of Defense denied that it was building additional wall on the border afterBut hey, maybe filling in gaps in an existing border wall doesn’t mean the same thing as building more wall in the Biden administration’s eyes. Who knows?
In the meantime, Gov. Abbott says more than 730 miles of the Texas-Mexico border could need a barrier, theadded. To get that done, property owners — most of the Texas borderlands are privately owned — will have to decide if they care more about their property rights or the long shot that a wall will actually keep anyone out.
For Abbott’s sake, he better hope they’re willing to give up land. Otherwise, how would the governor keep out all the
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