------------------------------------------------- I think that the TRUMP has the Eminent Domain issue all sewed up as well as challenges by Enviros and 'butterffy sanctuary' people plus there is the Roosevelt Reservation in all border states excluding Texas Felex .Back to the topic at hand...
I agree that there is room for wall or fencing construction, especially in extremely remote areas (I don't believe in eminent domain, however) and I do agree that even though slight in comparison with drugs entering at ports of entry that drugs do come across the border illegally by other means so in some cases a structural barricade would be advantageous but we need to make sure we are not interfering with citizens property rights or indigenous species migration. I had also thought maybe a joint effort in constructing facilities could be obtained by working with Mexico wherein we could build and maintain facilities on both sides of the border working in unison. Last, maybe every fifty miles is too much too soon. Perhaps every one hundred miles which would break facilities down to twenty communities instead of forty.
As regards asylum seekers and illegal entries see: https://www.americanimmigrationcoun...iles/research/asylum_in_the_united_states.pdf
Asylum seekers are granted certain rights and privileges and one is to be able to have a hearing on their request for asylum but as regards criminal entry into the United States their rights are limited because they give up those rights by breaking a national law but there are still rights attached of which due process is paramount, even to illegal aliens.
Seeking ideas.
(I don't believe in eminent domain, however)
It's in the US Constitution.
See: New Bill Would Stop Eminent Domain Abuse Along the Border
ED is a pickle but it is challengable and especially so if the federal courts rule that the need is either unconstitutional or unwarranted. Trump's request for a wall via an emergency order is under federal scrutiny as we write and if it is found unwarranted then ED will be out of the question but if the court grants Trump's wall emergency status then the feds can do what is called a "quick grab" and pay the owner later. A bit unfair if you ask me because the owner will probably have to wait years before he or she receives payments but there it is, our loopholes for a land grab in America are strong indeed.