Prior to September 11, while there were efforts to enhance border security, no agency of the U.S. government thought of border security as a tool in the counterterrorism arsenal.
Let me be clear, the border wall, by itself, will not end the immigration crisis.
I have come to compare the border wall with a wing on an airplane.
Although the need to construct a secure border was clear to everyone, nothing of consequence was ever done to actually build a physical wall even after the terror attacks of 9/11. Members of Congress said that we needed to find a "Modern" and high-tech way of securing the border.
Lawsuits were filed to block the wall and President Trump decided to use money allocated to the military to secure the border and finally he succeeded.
On July 26, 2019 The Hill reported, Supreme Court rules Trump can use military funds for border wall construction.
"Up close and in person" that vital mission falls to the Border Patrol and ICE. Arrests along the border dropped as the wall's construction began.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Biden Orders the End of Construction of U.S/Mexican Border Wall
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