WaTimes: Homeland Security began building a border wall in New Mexico on Monday, moving to replace vehicle barriers and outdated mesh fencing with a modern wall that will deter pedestrians attempting to cross in the remove desert west of El Paso.
The 20-mile project has been on the books for some time and the contract was awarded in January, but officials said President Trump gets the credit for making it happen.
The announcement came the same day as 225 National Guard troops deployed in neighboring Arizona, backing up Mr. Trump’s order last week that could send as many as 4,000 troops to the southwest to help with surveillance, construction and other support tasks. Texas also joined in Monday, as Gov. Greg Abbott said he’d quadruple the number of Guard troops on the border, from 250 to at least 1,000.
Both the wall and more personnel have been key goals for the president, who after overseeing major successes at the border early in his tenure is now watching a massive surge of border jumpers. Last month’s total was three times the rate of March 2017.
“Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, we need a wall,” Mr. Trump said at a Cabinet meeting Monday morning. “It will stop a lot of people we don’t want coming in this country.”
The new fencing going up in New Mexico will replace 20 miles of substandard barriers. read more
Baby steps, he’ll learn to walk and then run soon!
“Well, as long as we’re fixing 20 miles, you may as well take it all the way across.” Should be Trump’s next comment. LOL
I’m hoping the good guys will be armed?
.. and have permission to shoot invaders
If every federal agency built 20 miles of wall, we could get our southern AND northern borders fully protected by 2020.
That was from the Bush money that wall isn’t the wall that trump wasn’t. For know okay so we can keep out the criminals illegal aliens.