{"id":2281,"date":"2020-01-17T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2021-03-24T09:32:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:32:07","slug":"trump-administration-celebrates-100th-mile-of-new-border-wall-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2281","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Celebrates 100th Mile of New Border Wall Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Nicholas Vetrisek<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, officials from the Trump administration commemorated the 100th mile of new border wall since the president took office. This is in addition to the many more miles of old and ineffective border fence that have been upgraded, but are not counted as &#8220;new.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a response to critics that claim no new wall has been built, acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf has said that he is confident that the administration will be able to build between 400 and 450 miles by the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe wall system you see behind me is an undeniable impediment to smugglers, traffickers and other criminals who have exploited our lack of effective border infrastructure to smuggle drugs, illicit good, and engage in human trafficking,\u201d Wolf said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area where he spoke, Yuma, Arizona, has seen massive benefits from the wall and is perhaps the best example of Trump\u2019s wall in action. Yuma previously had very high rates of illegal entry, primarily by families, but has had family crossings drop by an astonishing 97 percent since May. While many will attribute this to the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy, which requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims are processed, a large part of this stunning drop in cases is due to the fact that something is now being done about weak border protection in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Border Wall System update:<\/p>\n<p>\u25ab\ufe0f 101 miles completed<br \/>\u25ab\ufe0f 133 miles under construction<br \/>\u25ab\ufe0f 342 miles in pre-construction <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uVLthMXlc\">pic.twitter.com\/5uVLthMXlc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Jason Owens (@USBPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief\/status\/1216702942851555328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yuma is not alone in seeing a massive drop in illegal immigrant crossings since wall construction began. The White House reports that illegal crossings in Tucson have decreased 24 percent and San Diego crossings are down 27 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus far, the wall has been very successful and the administration seems to be making decent progress, both on retrofitting old border fencing and building new sections. If Trump can get the 400 miles of new wall built this year, it&#8217;ll surely be a major boon to his campaign in the upcoming election.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Nicholas Vetrisek Last week, officials from the Trump administration commemorated the 100th mile of new border wall since the president took office. 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