{"id":23345,"date":"2020-08-10T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=23345"},"modified":"2020-08-10T16:24:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T20:24:02","slug":"laredo-texas-border-wall-being-built-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/08\/10\/laredo-texas-border-wall-being-built-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Barrier Coming to Laredo, At Last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this month awarded a contract<\/a> to build a 17-mile section of border wall in Laredo, Texas, where there are virtually no barriers beyond the city\u2019s bustling port of entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $290 million project follows announcement of a contract for 14 miles<\/a> of new barriers elsewhere in Webb County. That nearby section will run $275 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling the Laredo Sector an area of \u201chigh illegal activity,\u201d\nCBP says most seizures of illegal aliens and narcotics occur where there are no\nwalls. \u201cThese projects will improve the ability to impede and deny illegal\nborder crossings and the drug and human smuggling activities of transnational\ncriminal organizations,\u201d CBP said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the Webb County seat is home to one of the nation\u2019s busiest land ports, a mere 77 acres<\/a> are protected by border wall. At the southern end of the Rio Grande Valley, barriers shield more than 22,000 acres in Hidalgo and Cameron counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the Laredo wall will span 69 miles, extending down into neighboring Zapata County<\/a>. CBP has proposed a 12-mile barrier in Starr County<\/a>, just south of Zapata. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone in Laredo is enthralled with CBP\u2019s plan to plug the gaps. The city council recently approved a \u201cDefund The Wall\u201d<\/a> mural. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meantime, criminal cartels run rampant in Nuevo Laredo, the Mexican city that sits across the Rio Grande. The U.S. State Department<\/a> advises U.S. citizens not to travel to Nuevo Laredo or the state of Tamaulipas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cViolent crime, such as murder, armed robbery,\ncarjacking, kidnapping, extortion, and sexual assault, is common. Gang\nactivity, including gun battles, is widespread,\u201d the advisory warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chaos spills over into Laredo, where 81 crim<\/a>es are committed per square mile, versus a median of 27 per square mile in Texas. The local crime count does not include CBP\u2019s apprehension of 21,750 illegal aliens this fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With illegal crossings on the rise<\/a> all along America\u2019s southern border, the new barriers don\u2019t come any too soon. Especially since presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden<\/a> vows not to build \u201canother foot of wall\u201d if he moves into the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this month awarded a contract to build a 17-mile section of border wall in Laredo, Texas, where there are virtually no barriers beyond the city\u2019s bustling port of entry. The $290 million project follows announcement of a contract for 14 miles of new barriers elsewhere in Webb County. That<\/p>\n

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