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The Wall

Is the border wall feasible?

Posted inBorder Patrol, National Security, The Wall

Border wall moving forward, but feds won’t release bidders’ names

by Andrew Becker May 14, 2017June 22, 2017

Although Congress has blocked funding this year to build President Donald Trump’s promised border wall, his administration announced Friday it is moving forward with plans to develop designs.

Posted inThe Trump Era, The Wall

Senate Democrats answer questions, raise concerns with Trump’s wall

by Michael Corey and Andrew Becker April 19, 2017April 21, 2017

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee estimate that building a wall along most of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border could cost $70 billion or more.

Posted inThe Trump Era, The Wall

These border bids are subtle resistance to Trump’s wall

by Andrew Becker March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

Cacti and solar panels: Quiet strategies for slowing down the bidding process for a border wall.

Posted inThe Wall

Bids to design Trump’s wall will have to wait, again

by Andrew Becker March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

The Trump administration has pushed back the date for when U.S. Customs and Border Protection will start accepting design proposals for a border wall, with no firm date in sight.

Posted inAccountability, The Trump Era, The Wall

Up against the wall

Emily Harris by Julia B. Chan, Katharine Mieszkowski, Michael Corey, Neena Satija, Emily Harris, Stan Alcorn and Cheryl Devall March 4, 2017June 30, 2021

This episode of Reveal explores the political, logistical and geographic barriers that could get in the way of President Donald Trump’s plan for a bor

Posted inAccountability, Immigration, The Trump Era, The Wall

Scientists say Trump’s border wall would devastate wildlife habitat

by Neena Satija and Kiah Collier March 4, 2017June 30, 2021

Environmentalists say that turning the border fence into a continuous 40-foot concrete wall would make the bad situation for wildlife only worse.

Posted inAccountability, Immigration, The Trump Era, The Wall

The deadliest route to the American dream

by Andrew Becker, Stan Alcorn, Emmanuel Martinez and Scott Pham March 3, 2017June 30, 2021

As the Trump administration moves forward with the president’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, questions persist about the effectiveness of immigration enforcement that has forced migrants into increasingly deadly terrain.

Posted inAccountability, The Trump Era, The Wall

The Wall: Explore the US-Mexico border fence

by Andrew Becker, Allison McCartney and Michael Corey March 3, 2017June 30, 2021

Bids are out for President Donald Trump’s border wall and a draft plan envisions fencing and walls along at least 1,200 additional miles of the Mexican border by 2020. Here’s the status of the current border fence based on data we’ve been collecting and analyzing for years.

Posted inAccountability, The Trump Era, The Wall

Al Letson Reveals: Vicente Fox on Trump’s wall

by Al Letson March 2, 2017June 30, 2021

Many people have strong feelings about President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Former Mexican President Vicente Fo

Posted inAccountability, Border Patrol, National Security, The Trump Era, The Wall

Trump’s border wall bidding to begin

by Andrew Becker February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to start accepting design proposals for a prototype wall along the U.S.-Mexico border early next month.

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