Despite reports that smugglers are punching holes in sections of Donald Trump’s newly built border wall, the president says his wall can still cut it when it comes to border security.
The president has shrugged off concerns that smugglers may be able to cut through portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall with ease, as a new report had suggested. Asked by reporters outside the White House to comment on the matter, Trump conceded that although the border wall was powerful, “you can cut through anything. But, we have a lot of people watching,” Trump qualified. “Cutting is one thing, but it’s easily fixed. One of the reasons we did it the way we did, it’s very easily fixed.”
Trump’s comments came after reports in the Washington Post revealed that in recent months, smugglers had managed to breach sections of the border wall by “sawing through steel and concrete,” creating gaps wide enough to smuggle people and drugs through them.
U.S. border agents told the Post that the smugglers have been using reciprocating saws to cut through steel and concrete. The saws could cut through beams, regardless of their material, in just a few minutes, they said.
When smugglers have breached a section of the wall, a welding crew would be dispatched to fix the opening, the Post added. In other cases, smugglers would return a cut piece to its position, using putty to make it look like it was fixed. This way they could keep smuggling humans and drugs through these openings, according to the Post’s report.
Electronic sensors aimed at detecting vibrations from saws have been installed in some areas, but not all, the report said. Alternatively, smugglers have used makeshift ladders to climb one side of the wall and hang ropes to scale down the other side.
An administration official responded to the Washington Post’s reporting, saying that such instances were still relatively rare and the new fencing had “significantly increased security and deterrence” along the San Diego and El Centro sections of the U.S.-Mexico border.
No official comment on the WashPo article has been released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.
I would implement 5 YEARS HARD LABOR (No parole, male OR female) to anyone who is attacking that wall, and use their FREE LABOR for ALL repairs. MAKE SURE that they will NEVER be admitted into the U.S. (EXCEPT for prison labor), deported PERMANENTLY. Team Trump and his allies 2020 – KAGA (Keep America Great Again).
What about electrifying the top of the wall with a low voltage charge?
I believe HARD LABOR with the REPAIR crew (NO PAROLE) minimum 5 years should DETER this. Also, since this is a CRIMINAL act, these ILLEGALS should be PERMANENTLY deported, banned NEVER to come in to the U.S. again. WE are a nation of LAWS and they MUST be obeyed. If they resort to this type of behavior before they come in, FBI STATISTICS show other criminal behavior will manifest itself AGAIN. IN short, NO ILLEGAL immigrants allowed, now or EVER! Team Trump and his allies 2020 – KAGA (Keep America Great Again).
Yes, Max. Of 10 yrs. prison time with another 10 yrs. of PROBATION & 10 more yrs. of COMMUNITY SERVICES, MEXICANS DO NOT LIKE THIS TYPE OF PUNISHMENT.
NO IF OR BUTS, PERIOD.
Gosh your right. Never enough punishment for damaging Federal property. None of this easy 5 year Federal time either. Must be significant to deter and form respect for American Law. A solid 5 year solitary confinement day for day. Bare minimum on the food to.
Prison is not a luxury hotel or resort.
maybe the wall needs to be electrified with a high enough voltage to knock them on their butts but not kill, if that doesn’t work increase the amperage to do what ever is needed to send the message, stay away or you will be removed after your body stops quivering.
Anyone caught tampering with the wall should be shot on sight.
Compromising the wall should be a capital offense for endangering the American people. The offender should be hung from the wall as an example.
Gosh your right. Never enough punishment for damaging Federal property. None of this easy 5 year Federal time either. Must be significant to deter and form respect for American Law. A solid 5 year solitary confinement day for day. Bare minimum on the food to.
Prison is not a luxury hotel or resort.
I agree totally Joey. I also think we should divert all the drug money compfiscated from bust, toward building the Wall.
I would station riflemen along the wall and anyone seen even scratching it would be shot dead!
How about making it electrified , put up warning signs in Spanish and English so people are warned. A good jolt would deter most…
High voltage electricity wall. They touch the wall, they get electrocuted. Let’s get tough and quit being pansies about this violating our sovereignty
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE VOTERS WERE TOLD REGARDING THE NEWLY BUILT WALL,, IF ACCESS IS THAT EASY, THEN THE CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE NEED TO RETURN AND MAKE CHANGES.. COME ON PRESIDENT TRUMP…
Armed drones flying up and down the length of the wall should do the trick.