This photo shows why a border wall won’t stop the immigration surge
Unauthorized border crossings have soared in recent months to their highest level in a decade, largely because of families seeking asylum in the United States. President Trump has declared a “national emergency,” calling for billions of dollars in additional border wall funding.
The barrier here is about 10 years old. Though it is not the steel bollard design that Customs and Border Protection is adding along the river elsewhere, this is considered a relatively modern span of border fencing.
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