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Mexicans Are Stealing Border Wall Materials, Using Them For Home Security

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ABX:

--- Quote ---Whatever adjectives you might use to describe a border wall ― “big” or perhaps even “beautiful” ― “readily stolen” is not likely one of them.
Unnamed Mexican officials told San Diego’s KUSI-TV that 15 to 20 people have been arrested for stealing concertina wire from the U.S.-Mexico border and selling it to security-minded homeowners in Tijuana.
U.S. troops installed the fencing in November 2018 at the urging of President Donald Trump, who was concerned about a “caravan” of migrants.
“We have detected that the barbed wire that was installed in the border area is no longer there,” Marco Antonio Sotomayor Amezcua, the secretary of public safety in Tijuana, confirmed to the San Diego Union-Tribune. “We know about the stealing of the concertina [wire] from United States authorities who have asked us for help through the liaison staff.”.....

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Smokin Joe:
Why concrete is better--no scrap or resale value....

catfish1957:

--- Quote from: ABX on March 22, 2019, 06:21:02 pm ---

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Don't want to sound racist, but have you ever seen Mexicans at a garage sale?  They'll buy (use) things that you thought were dumpster bound.

Smokin Joe:

--- Quote from: catfish1957 on March 22, 2019, 06:57:02 pm ---Don't want to sound racist, but have you ever seen Mexicans at a garage sale?  They'll buy (use) things that you thought were dumpster bound.

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Yeah. Folks who have done with little can take a little and do a lot with it. I respect that, actually.

ABX:

--- Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 22, 2019, 06:59:26 pm ---Yeah. Folks who have done with little can take a little and do a lot with it. I respect that, actually.

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Ditto...

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