Biden admin to spend $950M on border wall repairs, upgrades after campaign promise to not build ‘another foot’
Local Starr County officials have questioned the placement of the new walls in their area, asserting that it’s sparsely populated and environmentally sensitive
President Biden famously promised not to build “another foot” of border wall during his presidency, but he’s willing to spend $950 million on upkeep of the existing infrastructure.
The Biden administration — which reversed course last month and
announced it will build a new section of wall in Texas — allocated the
money to repair and upgrade existing border walls in the Lone Star
State, California and Arizona, according to a court filing. ---More...
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