The Biden administration stopped construction of a wall at the southern border because they did not want to take the needed steps to stop illegal immigration, and they wanted to reverse a Trump policy.
They have now revisited the situation with a mindset that sounds like a street commissioner coping with pot holes.
Here are the problems as a Customs and Border Protection press release sees them:
[These] conditions at these locations create potential safety risks to CBP personnel and surrounding communities and pose a potential risk of flooding and property damage to communities and landowners. They also create a risk of environmental degradation related to lack of proper grading, erosion control measures, and slope stabilization.
And what are they going to do about it? Here are some of the plans:
Activities include but are not limited to:
- Completing and/or installing drainage to prevent flooding.
- Installing and completing permanent erosion control and slope stabilization measures to ensure the safety and stability of structures in the region.
- Completing prior construction of patrol, maintenance, and access roads by adding guardrails, signage, and integrating existing roadways to address safety concerns.
There is not a word in the CBP statement about the point of the wall, which is to discourage illegal immigration. There is no mention of the public good that would come with closing gaps in the wall to keep illegal aliens out of the country.
But the problems of flooding are at the top of the to-do list — even though the wall runs through some of the most arid parts of the U.S.