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Incredible drone footage shows five of the eight Mexican border wall prototypes completed as construction is underway for remaining three in a bid to fulfill Trump's great campaign pledge
Daily Mail/UK, Oct 19, 2017

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The wall prototypes are all expected to be fully erected by the end of the month and are being constructed in the California desert, near San Diego abutting the run down neighborhood of Tijuana, Mexico.

The requirements to adhere to Trump's vision call for 'a fence that is impenetrable, it's unscalable,' said Roy Villareal, acting chief patrol agent of the San Diego border sector. 'They can't dig under it. They can't cut through it.





Maryland's ETLA North America Inc is an Israeli defense company. This wall by ETLA uses a concrete at the base with the top two-thirds featuring blue metal panels



Caddell Construction Co, LLC, of Montgomery, Alabama created two walls, this one features metal bars for the first half, narrowly spaced and resembling the bollard-style fencing which allows CBP to see to the otherside, the top half has solid concrete panels



Texas Sterling Construction Co. of Houston built this prototype of concrete with fencing at the top pointing towards Mexico



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4998730/Drone-footage-shows-Mexican-border-wall-prototypes.html#ixzz4w2qa4iir

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Definitely don't like the one with the bars, I don't think making a 'viewing' opportunity is necessary; drones can assess what's happening on the other side.  Personally, I like the one from TX and feel the bid should be awarded strictly to a U.S. company, using U.S. labor, and U.S. materials.
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Anyone who thinks any of these are anything but a giant effing boondoggle is effing delusional.
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Anyone who thinks any of these are anything but a giant effing boondoggle is effing delusional.
It is a monument. Whether it is to the start of progress securing our border or the gullibility of the American people, remains to be seen.
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For the record, this is what ACTUAL border security looks like:



Ask yourself why the country most in need of border security STOPPED building walls, and started building fences. The only places they put up walls now is in locations where they want to stop snipers, otherwise what you see here in the most cost effective and SIMPLY effective way of securing the border.

The shit Trump has asked for is as idiotic as all the gaudy gold-plated crap in the buildings he slaps his name on.

The man is clueless. The American people are even more clueless if they allow their tax dollars to be spent on this easily defeated garbage.
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For the record, this is what ACTUAL border security looks like:



Ask yourself why the country most in need of border security STOPPED building walls, and started building fences. The only places they put up walls now is in locations where they want to stop snipers, otherwise what you see here in the most cost effective and SIMPLY effective way of securing the border.

The shit Trump has asked for is as idiotic as all the gaudy gold-plated crap in the buildings he slaps his name on.

The man is clueless. The American people are even more clueless if they allow their tax dollars to be spent on this easily defeated garbage.


The same in Hungary, which has kept the refugee infiltration rate next to nothing.
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For the record, this is what ACTUAL border security looks like:



Ask yourself why the country most in need of border security STOPPED building walls, and started building fences. The only places they put up walls now is in locations where they want to stop snipers, otherwise what you see here in the most cost effective and SIMPLY effective way of securing the border.

The shit Trump has asked for is as idiotic as all the gaudy gold-plated crap in the buildings he slaps his name on.

The man is clueless. The American people are even more clueless if they allow their tax dollars to be spent on this easily defeated garbage.

Someone should post that picture on twitter.  #real border fence
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For the record, this is what ACTUAL border security looks like:



Ask yourself why the country most in need of border security STOPPED building walls, and started building fences. The only places they put up walls now is in locations where they want to stop snipers, otherwise what you see here in the most cost effective and SIMPLY effective way of securing the border.

The shit Trump has asked for is as idiotic as all the gaudy gold-plated crap in the buildings he slaps his name on.

The man is clueless. The American people are even more clueless if they allow their tax dollars to be spent on this easily defeated garbage.

The building he built in Panama (Trump Ocean Club) is very impressive. He was very clever in making sure that the condo owners have 24 hour access to all the hotel amenities, but the hotel and condo entrances are separate. The quality of the individual units I've seen is pretty good.

The wall will never be as effective as enforcement of existing laws, but as anyone can see with the sanctuary cities and sanctuary states enforcement of existing laws is very difficult. A wall at least will slow the inflow under a Rat administration and even a Pub administration.

The man can be "over the top", boorish, a bully, prone to lie about his opposition but he is not clueless.
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For the record, this is what ACTUAL border security looks like:



Ask yourself why the country most in need of border security STOPPED building walls, and started building fences. The only places they put up walls now is in locations where they want to stop snipers, otherwise what you see here in the most cost effective and SIMPLY effective way of securing the border.

The shit Trump has asked for is as idiotic as all the gaudy gold-plated crap in the buildings he slaps his name on.

The man is clueless. The American people are even more clueless if they allow their tax dollars to be spent on this easily defeated garbage.

Fine, but that shot wasn't taken by "Incredible drone footage!!!"
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I like the Israeli Model fence
There are three factors here:

Effectiveness, which includes getting it built (because no fence at all doesn't stop much of anything).

Cost (Even though some expensive options will save more money over time than their original outlay).

Speed of emplacement, because the current political environment will inevitably change.

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Fine, but that shot wasn't taken by "Incredible drone footage!!!"

Ah. Crap. Score one for the hyperventilating Trumpettes.
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The man can be "over the top", boorish, a bully, prone to lie about his opposition but he is not clueless.

That is a matter of considerable debate.
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The same in Hungary, which has kept the refugee infiltration rate next to nothing.

More razorwire on that fence - something we'll never see on ANY of our proposals because we wouldn't want the illegals getting a nasty cut when they are easily bypassing the sh!t we DO decide to spend billions on.

I can't believe the rampant stupidity surrounding this whole "wall" movement.
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