{"id":90042,"date":"2017-02-17T11:38:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=90042"},"modified":"2017-02-17T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:38:37","slug":"us-agencies-suggest-a-fence-rather-a-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/17\/us-agencies-suggest-a-fence-rather-a-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"US Agencies suggest a fence rather a wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90043\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/316207064_b4f8522b02_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-90043\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/316207064_b4f8522b02_z-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A part of the Legacy Fence (Photo: Omar B\u00e1rcena\/Flickr.com)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/316207064_b4f8522b02_z-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/316207064_b4f8522b02_z.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A part of the Legacy Fence (Photo: Omar B\u00e1rcena\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omaromar\/316207064\/in\/photolist-tWDkW-dBU9TP-49HGS-p6jkei-i4tN1T-7wX3fv-q5YhqX-89vAGe-i7rV6m-5MMXxG-i66BwS-nb4A3G-dVHgkV-ezzFZE-nWfdQa-86Ueba-sjqSCV-d1pj1C-dydhvB-8TYEiy-ew2d9p-7biuYV-8sk62g-i66DdN-i5Gfgk-wGoko-9QWshP-ocudFH-i4t8QX-7hNC83-uX81YJ-7hNBEN-dNXQ42-57c3KU-7vkdSd-7D5xcV-RoLPKQ-pdHrgk-7YEKtG-4jBM1r-o9zV7Q-ahKDET-dVa4PW-rozE3g-8dSmaA-6STW6N-bk3V7V-5cAzkM-oqNfQF-6VYVgQ\">Flickr.com<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US Authorities confirmed that it is not feasible to build a border wall. Rather, they are pushing for a construction of an 18ft fence made of steel with a cement base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the President had previously insisted that he wants a wall and nothing else. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Border Security experts, building a wall isn\u2019t feasible for technical reasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Government Accountability Office, the government will spend $2.3 billion to extend fences to 654 miles out of the 2,000-mile border. Currently, it consists of 354 miles of pedestrian borders and 300 miles of vehicle barriers. For the past five years, the original Legacy fence had been breached more than 9,000 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Experts also mentioned that a fence would be more secure than a wall as security personnel would be able to monitor possible activities on the other side of the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If authorities would be able to convince Trump to go with a border fence rather than a wall, it would only cost $5 billion, instead of $12 billion which Trump agreed to. The border fence would also not be from coast to coast as experts believe that it is just illogical to fence inhabitable areas and tough terrain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given these circumstances, Trump\u2019s \u201cwall\u201d would have a legacy fence where agencies will be tasked to replace 272 miles of fencing and add another 177 miles, with a total length of 831 miles. This will be executed on a three phase plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plan will be presented to the President this week.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Authorities confirmed that it is not feasible to build a border wall. 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