of the Rio Grande - the barriers are typically a mile or two back because of the flood plain, which inconveniences some ranchers who live on the border because part of their land is on the wrong side of the wall.
That didn't stop this bright bulb, who thought he found a way to build a private wall right on the banks of the river and was able to raise money and parlay that into over $1.7 Billion in federal contracts. And his wall the experts said shouldn't be built is now in danger of falling into the Rio Grande, because ... science...
http://www.propublica.org/article/he-built-a-privately-funded-border-wall-its-already-at-risk-of-falling-down-if-not-fixed |
