Thursday, December 12, 2019

WSJ - Property Rights Stalls TX Border Wall Construction - Interstate highways and intl airports would never get built without power of condemnation-compensation--yet US can't defend its own borders? (Latest excuse why almost no new border wall has been built) - Footnote: Wall Street Journal has lobbied for open borders for decades --tma


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LAREDO, Texas—Nearly three years into the Trump administration, almost no border wall has been built in Texas. Local property owners ranging from ranchers to a Catholic diocese and institutions have resisted federal efforts to claim their land.
The resistance in South Texas, where most land is privately owned, illustrates the challenges in building a border wall, even if funding is available. ...