Border wall articles
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Iran officially begins building wall along its border with Afghanistan
Iranian authorities have announced the establishment of teams along the Afghan border to implement a border blockade plan. The estimated cost of this plan is reported to be “three billion dollars.” Iran’s Irna-a news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported in a dispatch on Monday, April 28th, citing Iranian officials that “four […]
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Texas continues to build concertina wire barriers, border wall
(The Center Square) – Texas National Guard troops are continuing to build concertina wire barriers and expand Texas’ border wall through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. Since launching OLS three years ago, Texas achieved a milestone this month of installing more than 100 miles of concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott has argued the concertina wire is an effective barrier that denies illegal entry. Texas is...
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Jon Tester Voted Against the Border Wall, But It Features Prominently in His Reelection Ads
Senator Jon Tester's new $14.5 million ad campaign features footage of the southern border wall and boasts that the Montana Democrat "worked with Republicans" to "target fentanyl traffickers and add hundreds of new border patrol agents."