close Video Can Trump, Democrats bridge the gap on border security? The 'Outnumbered' panel reacts to the heated Oval Office meeting between the president, Pelosi and Schumer on funding the border wall. As a staunch supporter of refugees and the American dream, I find most of the rhetoric behind the idea of the wall flatly un-American. However, no one with a brain can argue that we shouldn’t have border security. The Trump administration wants to enforce border security with a combination of a physical wall and natural barriers that would protect the estimated 1,933 miles-long border between the United States and Mexico. Many different cost estimates have been thrown around, from as little as $8 billion to as much as $70 billion, with anywhere from $150 million per year to $750 million per year in maintenance. As a statistician, I want to take a look at how much the wall is actually going to cost. Now, as with anything, there are unintended costs and benefits, and … [Read more...] about Trump’s border wall — how much it will actually cost according to a statistician
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Trump accuses Dems of ‘playing games’ with border wall funding
close Video Will border wall funding debate trigger government shutdown? Congress has until December 7 to pass seven remaining appropriations bills; reaction and analysis from radio talk show hosts Garland Nixon and Dom Giordano. President Trump on Friday told a national law enforcement conference that Democrats are “playing games” with funding for border security, amid gridlock on Capitol Hill over his call for a border wall. “Congress must fully fund border security. ... We have to get this done, but they’re playing games, they’re playing political games,” he said at the Missouri conference. “I actually think the politics of what they're doing is very bad for them. But we’re going to very soon find out.” Trump put pressure on Democrats hours after signing a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government for two more weeks, averting a shutdown this weekend. The measure gives lawmakers a short window to work out … [Read more...] about Trump accuses Dems of ‘playing games’ with border wall funding
Is Donald Trump’s Border Wall Already Being Built? Construction Begins in Texas on 4-mile-long Section Costing $22 Million
U.S. Donald Trump Immigration Construction on new sections of a partially "see-through" 18-foot border wall in El Paso, Texas, reportedly began over the weekend, bringing President Donald Trump one step closer to seeing construction of his long-promised border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it started building the wall on Saturday, with the steel structure replacing fencing that had once marked the divide between the U.S. and Mexico, according to Fox News 11. The Department of Homeland Security told Fox the wall is expected to replace a 4-mile section of a former chain link and metal fence. A security agent patrols a construction site of the wall at the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on April 17. HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Recommended Slideshows 76 50 Highest Paying Jobs in the United States 80 In Pictures: Top 50 U.S. Cities Ranked by Quality of Life … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump’s Border Wall Already Being Built? Construction Begins in Texas on 4-mile-long Section Costing $22 Million
Donald Trump’s border wall could cost much more than estimated, new report says
Rafael Carranza Arizona Republic Published 1:57 p.m. UTC Aug 7, 2018 The cost of President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall could be much higher than previously thought because the administration has not fully accounted for factors that can add to the price tag, according to a new report from a congressional watchdog agency. The U.S. Government Accountability Office report, published Monday, found the agency overseeing the planning and construction of border barriers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has identified 17 priority areas for wall construction without doing a cost analysis for each area. The cost to construct 722 miles of barriers in those priority locations was estimated at $18 billion. But costs vary widely depending on topography—increasing with the steepness of the terrain—as well as the price of land, especially in Texas where most parcels along the border … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s border wall could cost much more than estimated, new report says
Construction begins on San Diego border wall with ‘anti-climbing plate’
Construction on a section of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSize of North Korea's letter to Trump sparks jokes US searching for way to pay for Kim Jong Un's hotel stay during summit: report White House planning for potential Trump-Putin summit: report MORE's planned border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border began Friday in San Diego, according to local media. Local news affiliate Fox 8 reported that a section of border wall that features an "anti-climbing plate" will replace about 14 miles of improvised border fencing created from scrap metal. The section of the wall will begin about a half a mile from the Pacific Ocean, Fox reports, and will stand between 18-30 feet tall. Rodney Scott, chief of Customs and Border Patrol for the San Diego area, told Fox 8 that the construction will improve public safety in the area. “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, … [Read more...] about Construction begins on San Diego border wall with ‘anti-climbing plate’