There have been entirely too many examples of why exactly Donald Trump’s $5.7 billion border wall would never accomplish what he says it will, and on Friday, another one emerged.
The tunnel was described as "pretty stout" and is proving difficult to demolish because of its strong construction and tricky location. https://t.co/zhscZwxIuN
— wave3news (@wave3news) February 1, 2019
A 60-foot long tunnel running underneath the U.S./Mexico border in Texas was discovered on Friday, built to be sturdy and nearly impossible to dismantle. Orthal Brand Jr., president of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District 3, was called to inspect the tunnel.
A local CBS affiliate near where the tunnel was found in Texas reported Brand as saying:
‘You’ve seen them on the news in Arizona and New Mexico and stuff like that but I’ve never seen one in the Valley,” Brand said. “That’s the first one I’ve seen that’s in our back yard.’
Here is an actual example of the “highly effective” border wall in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Like everyone says, “Who cares what you call it?” A ladder, a tunnel, or a few steps to the left or to the right will get you past it. @joneasley @asimendinger pic.twitter.com/wP3XZ0koU3
— R. K. Whittington (@ChagoFuentes616) February 1, 2019
Numerous reports have shown that illegal drugs brought into the country across the southern border would not be stopped by a wall. Most come in through legal points of entry, such as the largest Fentanyl bust in history on Thursday. The other most common way that these drugs come in is through tunnels, and the one found in Texas is massive.
‘The construction of the tunnel isn’t the only part of the problem, it’s located at the bottom of a 30-foot embankment making it almost impossible for Brand to get equipment down there.
‘“It’s hard for me to put a piece of equipment on an edge of a 30-foot sand cliff and reach down and try to collapse something without putting my own piece of equipment and my own operator at risk,” Brand said.’
A tunnel leading from Mexico into the U.S. was discovered near the border wall in the city of Hidalgo. https://t.co/pzgwqpXLw1 pic.twitter.com/Vwrdn3lHnv
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) January 31, 2019
Trump has been told this repeatedly, including during his trip to the southern border where he went to declare “a crisis.” While some border agents appear in public with Trump to insist that they need a border wall, many others disagree. Some even “brought pictures [of the tunnels] to show President Trump during his recent visit.” He ignores the agents who don’t agree with him and continues to say that they all want a border wall and say that it’s a dire emergency to build one.
Border Wall 0https://t.co/8bbNxfboo1
— Patrick (@TrickFreee) February 1, 2019
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