The United States is rapidly building what it calls a “smart wall” on the Mexico border, combining tall steel fencing with advanced technology like sensors and cameras

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/[email protected]/p/2207833/trump-administrations-46-billion-smart-wall-races-ahead-on-the-us-mexico-border

The wall is under heavy scrutiny for the billions of dollars being dedicated to it when border crossings are at their lowest in decades. Critics say the U.S. is militarizing the border as it increasingly deploys sophisticated surveillance technology to the area, impacting local communities.

  • TrackinDaKrakenEnglish
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    18 days ago

    We know what serious border protection looks like. The border between North and South Korea, and the former border between East and West Berlin. That’s what they’d build if they were serious, not that it’s possible to build such a wall along the entire border with Mexico.