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Trump Replaces Old ‘Scrap Wall’ in San Diego With 14 Miles of Steel Anti-Climbing Bollard Wall

June 2, 2018
By Rufus Shinra



While funding for President Trump’s new border wall project has thus far been obstructed by both Democrats and pro-illegal immigration Republicans, voters who support securing America’s border can take heart knowing that some progress is being made towards replacing the most ineffective sections of fencing at the southern border. The current fencing in place at the US-Mexico border at Border Field State Park in San Diego County stands no more than 10 feet tall and is constructed of sheet metal, which is hardly a deterrent for those who wish to bypass it.



This “scrap wall” in San Diego was built in the 1990’s from Vietnam-era scrap metal and has been deteriorating for years, badly in need of replacing with a more effective design.

Rodney Scott, Chief Patrol Agent for the San Diego Sector, praised the new border wall as a significant improvement over the previous scrap wall, while noting this replacement marks the third project currently underway to replace aging border fencing at America’s southern border. He also praised Donald Trump’s leadership as the reason for being able to finally improve border security by replacing old sections of fencing.

“The construction of this new substantial wall will improve overall border security, the safety and effectiveness of Border Patrol agents, the safety of the public, and will enhance the atmosphere for business and commerce in the area.”

“Under this President’s leadership, we have a renewed commitment to secure our border,” said Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Acting Deputy Commissioner. “The new primary wall-project represents an important milestone in our work to secure the international border. Not only does it significantly upgrade our existing infrastructure in San Diego, it also marks the third concurrent wall project in the U.S. and reflects CBP’s unwavering commitment to secure our borders and protect our Nation.”

The new wall that will be between 18 and 30 feet depending on the location and has a flat plate on the top, which will prevent the usual groups of would-be illegal immigrant young men from boosting each other over the shorter variations of scrap fencing.

These new bollard barriers are much heavier material, which means they will persist for decades without maintenance.

One of the prototypes border wall segments built last year, is a super-bollard design. Very heavy steel with anti-corrosion treatment, in a very solid foundation, joined for a continuously smooth no-grip, extra-large anti-climb barrel top. It was the most expensive design of the eight prototype variations, but was also proven to be one of the most effective border wall.



This prototype wall is also 30-feet tall, which even US Special Forces commandos were unable to overcome during testing earlier this year. While supporters of President Trump were rightfully upset with the result of the Omnibus budget passed earlier this year, which only approved funding for certain sections of border fencing to be replaced, the upcoming budget battle in September is shaping up to be significantly more intense than the last. It’s no secret that immigration remains one of the primary concerns for voters as the mid-term elections rapidly approach, and I’d wager President Trump is well aware of this issue. Nothing would be more effective at rallying voters than a significant win for border wall funding in the months leading up to the election.

In the meantime, America First voters can take solace in the fact that some progress is being made on improving the security of the nation’s southern border.

What is better for America’s border security, a small 10-feet wall made of aging scrap metal that illegal immigrants can readily climb?




Or a steel bollard wall with anti-climbing features built in that is between 18 and 30 feet fall?



It is unlikely any sort of significant progress would made towards securing America’s southern border were Hillary Clinton president instead of Donald Trump, which makes this border wall replacement a 100% improvement over what might have happened if Trump did not win the 2016 election.


http://www.trump-conservative.com/bo...-bollard-wall/

Trump Border Wall Construction Starts in San Diego

TNO Staff — June 4, 2018



A 14-mile section of President Donald Trump’s border wall is under construction in San Diego, at a cost of $147 million—money which has come from the omnibus spending bill that Trump signed in March.




According to an official statement from the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), this project is the “third U.S. border-wall construction project started” since Trump became president, and is located “in San Diego just east of Border Field State Park.”

The construction project will replace approximately 14 miles of ten foot high scrap metal wall with an 18-to-30 foot bollard-style wall topped off with an anti-climbing plate.

It has started approximately one-half mile from the Pacific Ocean coastline and extends eastward to the base of Otay Mountain in East County San Diego. The $147 million contract for this project was awarded to SLSCO, a Texas-based construction corporation.

“The San Diego Sector wall construction is one of Border Patrol’s top priority projects,” the CBP statement continued.

“Wall in this area was built in the 1990s out of recycled scraps of metal and old landing mat steel plates left over from the Vietnam era. These eight- to-10 feet high wall was intended to aid in re-establishing the border and aided in preventing both pedestrian and vehicle crossings.”

“Under this President’s leadership, we have a renewed commitment to secure our border,” said Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Acting Deputy Commissioner.

“The new primary wall-project represents an important milestone in our work to secure the international border. Not only does it significantly upgrade our existing infrastructure in San Diego, it also marks the third concurrent wall project in the U.S. and reflects CBP’s unwavering commitment to secure our borders and protect our nation.”

The other two border wall projects currently in progress include two miles of primary wall in Calexico, California, and 20 miles of new border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

The U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector (SDC) continues to experience a high number of arrests resulting from illegal entries and drug smuggling.

In fiscal year 2017, SDC, which covers a mere 60 miles of land border with Mexico, apprehended 26,086 illegal aliens and seized 10,985 pounds of marijuana, 2,903 pounds of cocaine, 4,123 pounds of methamphetamine, and 5,707 ounces of heroin. During that same fiscal year, there were also 83 assaults against SDC Border Patrol agents.

“The construction of this new substantial wall will improve overall border security, the safety and effectiveness of Border Patrol agents, the safety of the public, and will enhance the atmosphere for business and commerce in the area,” said Rodney Scott, Chief Patrol Agent for the San Diego Sector.


http://newobserveronline.com/trump-border-wall-construction-starts-in-san-diego/

Homeland Security Memo Explains Plans for Border Wall

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• By Kate Prengel

Updated Dec 13, 2018 at 9:27pm



Newly constructed border wall at the Calexico West port of entry

This week, the Department of Homeland Security put out a press release with a simple, two-word headline: “Walls Work.” The memo sets out the Trump administration’s plans for the new border wall along the US-Mexico border. It explains how, and when, different portions of the wall are scheduled for construction. And it explains why the administration believes the wall is going to improve border security and stop the flow of drugs into the United States. You can read the whole memo here. The memo doesn’t say a word about politics. But as DHS was writing the memo, Congress members were clashing with President Trump over how exactly the wall could be paid for. President Trump is asking for five billion dollars to fund construction this year, and Democrats say they can’t approve more than 1.3 billion (the same amount they agreed to last year).

Both the president and Democrats in Congress signaled that they would be willing to let the government shut down if they couldn’t reach a deal on funding for the wall. “President Trump is willing to throw a temper tantrum and shut down the government unless he gets his way,” the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on the Senate floor. “I want to be crystal clear: There will be no additional appropriations to pay for the border wall. It’s done.”


The DHS Memo Admits That Much of the Work That Was Funded in 2017 Is Still Incomplete


The border near the Calexico West port of entry, before and after new construction

In 2017 — according to the DHS memo — Congress provided Homeland Security with $292 million. That was supposed to pay for 40 miles of “steel bollard wall” in the San Diego, El Centro and El Paso Sectors, where Homeland Security says the existing border was outdated and “operationally ineffective.” DHS says they awarded their first contract in November 2017, and began construction three months later, in February 2018. As of November 21, 2018, by Homeland security’s own account, much of the planned construction was incomplete. Some of the incomplete border wall won’t be done until at least May 2019, according to DHS. Construction on another part of the border wall just got started this September, according to the same memo. Here’s the tally, according to Homeland Security:

El Centro Project (2.25 miles): Completed.
El Paso Project (20 miles): Completed
San Diego Primary Project (14 miles): Completion anticipated in May 2019.
El Paso Project (4 miles): Construction started in September.

In 2018, Congress approved $1.375B for further border wall construction. That funding was supposed to construct about 84 miles of border wall across the Southwest border. According to DHS, the funds should have covered:

$251M for secondary border wall in the San Diego Sector
$445M to construct new levee wall system in the Rio Grande Valley Sector
$196M to construct new steel bollard wall system in Rio Grande Valley Sector
$445M for primary pedestrian wall in San Diego, El Centro, Yuma and Tucson Sectors
The memo does not say how much of that construction was completed.

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Homeland Security Says They Need the Additional Five Billion Dollars to Build Another 215 Miles of Wall



The dilapidated border wall near the Calexico West port of entry, before new construction

DHS is pledging to use the five billion dollars (if approved by Congress) to pay for 215 miles of new wall along the border with Mexico. Homeland Security says its new construction is almost impossible to penetrate. You can see pictures here of some of the new construction, which is built of steel and measures 30 feet high. Critics have said that migrants could still scale the wall. But Homeland Security says the new construction is far stronger than the old border wall:

“On Sunday when a violent mob of 1,000 people stormed our Southern border, we found the newly constructed portions of the wall to be very effective. In the area of the breach, a group of people tore a hole in the old landing mat fence constructed decades ago and pushed across the border. U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the area ultimately dispersed the crowd, which had become assaultive, and apprehended several individuals. All of the individuals were either apprehended or retreated into Mexico. That evening, the fence was repaired. There were no breaches along the newly constructed border wall areas.”

• Published Dec 13, 2018 at 8:50pm

https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/read-...o-border-wall/

Put razor wire and grease up those bars so they cannot flop their fat rear ends over it onto our side!

Plant cactus on our side!

KEEP THEM ALL OUT!