Liberty's Flame

Despite the mainstream media continuing to insist that the President isn’t building any new border walls, sections of new or vastly improved “barrier systems” continue to appear as if by magic. And last week these efforts appeared to kick things up another gear, though you probably didn’t hear about it on most cable news outlets. The Department of the Interior is transferring more than 500 acres of federal land to the Department of the Army. The land will be used to begin construction on another 70 miles of border wall, so make room for the construction brigades, folks. (Epoch Times)

Approximately 560 acres of federal land will be transferred to the U.S. Department of the Army to facilitate work on roughly 70 miles of border barrier, the Interior Department announced on Sept. 18.

The transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the federal land is in response to a series of applications submitted by the Army for construction or replacement of barriers along the southern border. The land transfer doesn’t include national parks or any Native American land.

“I’ve personally visited the sites that we are transferring to the Army, and there is no question that we have a crisis at our southern border,” Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt said in a statement. “Absent this action, national security and natural resource values will be lost.”

Anticipating the predictable backlash and lawsuits from Democrats and their supporters (who keep insisting they don’t support open borders), it appears that the land in question was chosen carefully. None of it includes national parks or lands belonging to indigenous tribes. None of it is on private property. Anyone looking to challenge this move will have a tough time demonstrating they have standing to do so.

The sections of border in question are among our more troubled stretches, dealing with significant rates of illegal crossings. One region is in both Luna and Hidalgo Counties in New Mexico. They’re located just to the west of El Paso, Texas. There are already plenty of Army troops assigned in the region so they should be able to get to work there pretty quickly.

The next piece is in Yuma County, Arizona, near the California border. The final stretch will be constructed in San Diego County, California. That’s one of our busiest areas for border traffic and has been featured in many news reports covering this topic. It’s also badly in need of upgrades and repairs.

Seventy more miles still isn’t going to get us anywhere near the goal of a major barrier stretching from sea to shining sea, nor do I know if we’ll ever reach that goal. But as long as construction is taking place in the areas where it’s physically easiest to reach and cross our border, the impact on illegal immigration will continue to grow. There are stretches along that border where only the toughest and most determined outdoorsman could survive for any significant period of time. A few people will make it across, but for the most part Mother Nature does the job for us.

As soon as these new sections are complete, you can expect the President to show up at at least one of them for a photo op. And perhaps he should. Of course, somebody on CNN will come up with a reason to say the wall segments “aren’t new” or don’t count or something. But if the barrier system prevents easy crossings, who cares? Let them talk. We just need a secure border.

Poster Comment:

These are the easiest areas to build where there are no reservations or private land. They are also the areas where the most illegals cross the border so the payoff in border enforcement is far out of proportion to the 70 miles.

We don't have to stop every bit of smuggling and illegals entering. We just need to drive the cost and risk high enough that the hordes stop their unopposed invasion.

#1: sneakypete To: Tooconservative (#0)

70 miles here,70 miles there,and pretty soon you have a barricade.

It is this,along with all the federal judges that Trump has seen sworn in that has the Dims getting hysterical and screaming about impeachment. He is killing their Golden Gooses,and they know it even if many brain dead Republicans party people are too thick to see it.

sneakypete posted on 2019-09-24 19:30:35 Reply Private Reply

#2: Tooconservative To: sneakypete, redleghunter (#1)

These are the easiest miles to build though. It will slow somewhat when they run out of land that isn't privately owned, part of a reservation, or part of a national park, or encumbered due to endangered species present on the land. All of those will end up in court cases or get dragged out for years. Trump would need two terms to get more than 500 miles done, I think. Just a guess. Red has his own thoughts on that, more optimistic than gloomy old me.

Tooconservative posted on 2019-09-24 20:34:49 Reply Private Reply

#3: redleghunter To: Tooconservative (#2)

I think Trump said 750 new miles of barrier by the end of 2020.

redleghunter posted on 2019-09-24 22:51:09 Reply Private Reply

#4: sneakypete To: redleghunter (#3)

I think so too,but I will take and celebrate every 70 miles I get. After all,if you do it 10 times,you damn near have the 750 miles.

Also,consider that the typical airhead leftist isn't going to get all that alarmed about 70 miles of wall going up on a border that long. Tell them that 750 miles are going up,and they will get hysterical and demand it stop.

sneakypete posted on 2019-09-27 13:27:08 Reply Private Reply

#5: redleghunter To: sneakypete (#4)

Hey Pete did you hear there is a Breaking Bad sequel? Coming out on Netflix 11 October. Called El Camino after the car Pinkman escaped in in the last episode.

redleghunter posted on 2019-09-30 21:42:58 Reply Private Reply

Source:	HotAir
Published:	Sep 23, 2019
Author:	Jazz Shaw
Post Date:	2019-09-24 05:08:49 by Tooconservative
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*Yawn* Another seventy miles of border wall

Yawn Another seventy miles of border wall