healthmyths
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Border wall isnt an immigration reform bill you partisan hack. GOP had a bill during Trump’s term he was about to sign but was strong armed away from it by the right. Then he fucked up the bipartisan one this year. There is no real attempt by the GOP to do anything.
Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge
Biden on Wednesday ordered a “pause” on all wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders issued on his first day in office, including six dealing with immigration.
Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge
President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction, one of 17 executive orders issued his first day in office.

FACTS from Department of Homeland Security

The Border Wall System is Deployed, Effective, and Disrupting Criminals and Smugglers | Homeland Security
Effective physical infrastructure works to secure our Southwest Border. Since the U.S. Border Patrol began constructing border barriers nearly 30 years ago, these barriers have proved to be a critical component in gaining operational control of the border.
Rio Grand Valley Sector:
In a section of RGV (Zone 1) apprehensions have decreased since the construction of the border wall system. This is a location that has never had any border infrastructure.
CBP has seen 79% decrease in apprehensions in this area (Zone 1) since the completion of border wall system.
CBP has seen a 26% decrease in narcotics seizures since the completion of border wall system in this area.
In another section of RGV, prior to construction of the border wall system it was common to see illegal aliens running across a heavily traveled road, putting themselves and members of the community at risk.
Smugglers are now forced to take their groups further west into areas that are less dense with brush and easier for CBP surveillance cameras to detect illicit activity.
El Paso Sector:
El Paso Sector has experienced a significant reduction in drug and smuggling activities in areas where the new border wall system was built.
Most notably, in Zones 14 and 15 of the Santa Teresa (STN) AOR where apprehensions have decreased by 60% and 81% respectively when comparing the last half of fiscal year FY 20 to the first half of FY 20.
El Paso Station has experienced similar results from the new border wall in Zones 20 – 23, with a reduction in apprehensions of 70% during the same timeframe.