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Excellent idea. Basically a one way mirror that would provide exponentially more information and advanced warning to U.S Border guards and security in defending America from those wishing to enter illegally. If this comes in under budget or thereabouts, surely it should be the choice.
A group of architects submitted this proposal for Trump's border wall that's a one-way sheet of plexiglass
The Trump administration is counting on Congress to approve its federal budget for its planned wall along the US-Mexico border this fall.
Not all Republican lawmakers are on board, making it more uncertain that the estimated $21.6 billion wall will actually be built. Currently, the Trump administration is reviewing design bids for the project.
PennaGroup, a construction firm in Fort Worth, Texas, is one company vying to build the wall — but it's not proposing a standard concrete fixture.
The company submitted a design for wall, made of wire and plexiglass, that would work similar to a one-way mirror. The US would be able to see through, while the Mexico side would not.
According to PennaGroup's summary of the design, it interviewed dozens of US border patrol agents to understand their jobs and what kind of characteristics they would want in a wall. Somewhat predictably, the agents said that the wall must be tall, be able to drain rainwater, have mechanized doors for vehicles, and be hard to climb, tunnel, or tamper with.
PennaGroup did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
A group of architects submitted this proposal for Trump's border wall that's a one-way sheet of plexiglass
The Trump administration is counting on Congress to approve its federal budget for its planned wall along the US-Mexico border this fall.
Not all Republican lawmakers are on board, making it more uncertain that the estimated $21.6 billion wall will actually be built. Currently, the Trump administration is reviewing design bids for the project.
PennaGroup, a construction firm in Fort Worth, Texas, is one company vying to build the wall — but it's not proposing a standard concrete fixture.
The company submitted a design for wall, made of wire and plexiglass, that would work similar to a one-way mirror. The US would be able to see through, while the Mexico side would not.
According to PennaGroup's summary of the design, it interviewed dozens of US border patrol agents to understand their jobs and what kind of characteristics they would want in a wall. Somewhat predictably, the agents said that the wall must be tall, be able to drain rainwater, have mechanized doors for vehicles, and be hard to climb, tunnel, or tamper with.
PennaGroup did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
