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TexasTowelie

(112,111 posts)
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 03:35 AM Jan 2021

Tuberville has "serious concerns" about Biden halting border wall construction

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville expressed concern after President Joe Biden signed an executive order halting the construction of the controversial border wall between the United States and Mexico.

“I have serious concerns about President Biden’s executive order to stop construction of a wall along the southwest border,” Tuberville said in a statement. “Over the last four years, we have witnessed the effectiveness of more than 400 miles of new physical barriers in curbing illegal border crossings, assisting our border patrol agents in enforcing the law, and impacting daily apprehension rates. For the Administration to hit pause on those efforts sends the exact wrong message to our adversaries and those seeking to enter this country illegally.”

“If we stop effectively protecting our border, we will see American jobs impacted at a time when we need to be getting Americans back in the workforce,” Tuberville warned. “Not to mention an under-protected border will give way to an increase in drug flow and human trafficking – two issues on the rise in our country. If President Biden truly cares about getting American workers back on their feet after the pandemic and protecting our country, he will reconsider this decision and recommit to enforcing the laws as passed by Congress.”

Congress appropriated the money for border wall construction in the COVID relief and omnibus spending bill that passed both chambers of Congress, which was signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 27.

Read more: https://www.alreporter.com/2021/01/22/tuberville-has-serious-concerns-about-biden-halting-border-wall-construction/
(Alabama Political Reporter)

Acknowledging Tuberville's concerns, I hereby recognize Tommy as Susan Collins of the South.

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Tuberville has "serious concerns" about Biden halting border wall construction (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2021 OP
No trump did not build 400 miles of new wall MacKasey Jan 2021 #1
I thought it was TlalocW Jan 2021 #3
All I can say is ShazzieB Jan 2021 #2
I did not realize Alabama shared some border with Mexico. tanyev Jan 2021 #4
What, you didn't see the wall? TexasTowelie Jan 2021 #5

MacKasey

(986 posts)
1. No trump did not build 400 miles of new wall
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 04:26 AM
Jan 2021

It's around 15 feet if new wall and the rest maintenance on old wall

And Mexico did not pay for it


Tuberville is not a friend of the truth

TlalocW

(15,380 posts)
3. I thought it was
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 06:15 AM
Jan 2021

Five miles of new wall and about 300 miles of replacement wall... with the new design
1. Being blown over by 35 mph winds in California
2. Very conducive to hiding a kind of ladder made from cheap, commonly-obtained materials
3. Not quite as unscalable as Trump claimed as immediately after installation at one point of the border, Mexicans had BBQs on the south side with contests to see who could climb the wall the fastest free-handed (best times were under a minute) and even a Mexican lawmaker climbing it to show how easy it was.

TlalocW

TexasTowelie

(112,111 posts)
5. What, you didn't see the wall?
Tue Jan 26, 2021, 09:53 AM
Jan 2021

It's a big wall, it's a beautiful wall, it's the biggest and most beautiful wall in the Wiregrass.

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