Trump Builds the Wall
TRUMP BUILDS THE WALL. Lately, there have been news stories expressing alarm about the rapid progress the Trump administration is making in building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Whatever the stories are nominally about — environmental objections, questions about contracting, local concerns — their true headline is this: President Donald Trump is finally building the border wall he has promised for more than a decade.
TL;DR
- Construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall is accelerating under the Trump administration.
- The project, previously slow and halted, is now a priority in Trump's second term.
- The "smart wall" initiative includes basic structures along with detection technology, cameras, lighting, and roads.
- Significant portions of primary, replacement, and secondary walls are under construction or in the design phase.
- Crews are reportedly building five miles of wall per week, expanding barriers in Texas and installing second walls in California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
- The border wall was a central promise of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and faced strong opposition from Democrats.