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EX500rider

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8. Actually most of the border wall predates the Trump administration.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 03:40 PM

Mar 2021

In May 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that it had 649 miles (1,044 km) of barriers in place.[4] The total length of the national border is 1,954 miles (3,145 km).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_barrier

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Mar 2021 #1

What a monumental grift and boondoggle greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #2

We'll never know the scope of the grift. CrispyQ Mar 2021 #3

Typical. Monuments to another trump failure. brush Mar 2021 #4

Add Trump's wall to the list left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 #5

Come on, people, give credit where credit is due.. Permanut Mar 2021 #6

well, it looks like a good place onethatcares Mar 2021 #7

Actually most of the border wall predates the Trump administration. EX500rider Mar 2021 #8