Is it true that the United States plans to build a separation wall in half of the US-Mexico border within 10 years?

According to the report of Washington 6543810.5, the first phase of the border wall construction project is expected to last for/kloc-0.0, and the total expenditure will reach 33 billion US dollars (about 2/kloc-0.4/kloc-0.00 billion yuan), of which/kloc-0.8 billion US dollars will be directly used for construction.

According to the planning data submitted by US Customs and Border Protection to US senators on the 5th, in the next 10 year, the United States will build a new border wall about 500 kilometers long and reinforce the existing isolation barrier about 655 kilometers long. Among them, the plan allocated to fiscal year 20 18 is to build 96 km of border wall and reinforce 22.5 km, which will cost1600 million US dollars.

According to the report, if this plan is implemented, by 2027, more than half of the border between the United States and Mexico will build border walls or other obstacles.

However, according to US reports, the US Congress has not yet agreed to use any funds to build the border wall.

It is further pointed out that this wall repair plan was put forward during the consultation of the US Congress on the government budget. At that time, the negotiation situation was already "quite tense", and the contents discussed by the two sides even included the risk that the government would be forced to "stop" around 65438+1October 20.

"President Trump said that in order to build the border wall, he may have to shut down a well-functioning government. Now this request seems to be a step closer to closing the government. " Illinois senator Richard J. Durbin said.

During the 20 16 presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly stressed the necessity of building a border wall between the United States and Mexico to stop illegal immigrants, and said that the Mexican government should pay for it. But the Mexican government does not seem to have done so.

"In the foreseeable future", it may still be American taxpayers who pay for the border wall. Trump has made it clear to the Democratic Party that he is unwilling to reach an agreement with the Democratic Party unless they support a number of measures, including building a border wall.

However, although the Democratic Party and immigrant rights organizations are unanimously opposed to Trump's plans such as the border wall, in the view of Benjamin l. Schmidt, an official of the US Department of Homeland Security, the budget expenditure of the border wall is not a fantasy, but is strictly evaluated, supported by data and analysis, and combined with the field experience of the US Customs and Border Protection, it can be regarded as "just and reasonable".

"If we don't clear the dangerous legal loopholes one by one and let them continue to provide convenience for illegal immigrants and overstayers, then we can't successfully implement effective border security control." Cassidy said, "If we don't plug the loopholes in the law and strengthen law enforcement, then our immigration system and border security will be threatened."

Last June, 5438+ 10, the US Customs and Border Protection released a video, which exposed the "model wall" of the US-Mexico border-5-9 meters high, with the wall at least below the ground 1.8 meters, made of concrete and other alternative materials, including anti-climbing devices, and strong enough to withstand chisels, pickaxes and big ones.