Some Laredo residents believe the wire is meant to mark future construction areas for the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.
Workers construct a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall between El Paso, Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua on Tuesday.Laredo is regarded as an"area of high activity" by the CBP which claims the border in that region has yielded"over 21,750 illegal alien apprehensions and over 30,150 pounds of drugs seized this [fiscal year] to date." In May, CBP officers seized over $650,000 in narcotics in two separate events on a single day.
Not all Laredo residents support the construction of the border wall in their city. Some individuals have formed the Defund the Wall Coalition, calling for the redirection of $275 million earmarked to finance wall construction into social programs. "The 'Defund the Wall, Fund Our Future' campaign aims to build the political will to shift the federal government's priorities away from building a wall that will make local communities feel like an open-air prison, and towards creating real security: healthcare, jobs, education and a healthy environment," read a statement from the coalition.Laredo community leader Juan Livas called the border wall a"sham" in July.
In January, a California section of the border wall was blown over by high winds and landed in the Mexican city of Mexicali. Foundations for that section of the wall had only recently been poured and the concrete had yet to cure. At the time, CBP spokesperson Ralph DeSio called the collapse an"
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