theotherwaldo
Well-known member
We had an unusual visitor today down here in my little town of Alamo, Texas.
Donald Trump just flew in to look at his Wall. In fact, as I was typing that I heard his helicopter go over on his way back to the airport in Harlingen.
The Wall is a pretty big deal here in Alamo. I live about two blocks from the old plastics plant that was shut down under Obama and reopened as a place to assemble and store the Fence sections until they can be erected along the Rio Grande. There's another big storage yard in Pharr, a little way down the road. Between them, there's probably a couple of hundred miles of fence waiting to be installed.
There is a major political battle going on locally about this. Most of the local folks have roots in Mexico and either became (or are becoming) citizens the hard way or have family or friends that are so doing. They are not too happy with the Hondurans and Guatemalans that want to jump to the front of the line and get in free. Meanwhile, the politicians and activists are playing for points and angering the locals to the point that the area is starting to lean red.
Joe Biden is apparently playing for points as well, stating that "not another foot of the Wall will be built".
I was under the impression that that was primarily up to the state of Texas, if the federal government was unwilling to fund this construction.
Anyway, If Joe Biden gets his way, what should be done with all this Wall material?
Donald Trump just flew in to look at his Wall. In fact, as I was typing that I heard his helicopter go over on his way back to the airport in Harlingen.
The Wall is a pretty big deal here in Alamo. I live about two blocks from the old plastics plant that was shut down under Obama and reopened as a place to assemble and store the Fence sections until they can be erected along the Rio Grande. There's another big storage yard in Pharr, a little way down the road. Between them, there's probably a couple of hundred miles of fence waiting to be installed.
There is a major political battle going on locally about this. Most of the local folks have roots in Mexico and either became (or are becoming) citizens the hard way or have family or friends that are so doing. They are not too happy with the Hondurans and Guatemalans that want to jump to the front of the line and get in free. Meanwhile, the politicians and activists are playing for points and angering the locals to the point that the area is starting to lean red.
Joe Biden is apparently playing for points as well, stating that "not another foot of the Wall will be built".
I was under the impression that that was primarily up to the state of Texas, if the federal government was unwilling to fund this construction.
Anyway, If Joe Biden gets his way, what should be done with all this Wall material?