Roommates, it seems to be like President Donald Trump and his administration have some People asking, “Who’s paying for THAT?” Whereas just a few actions may match the query, this week, the issues are in regards to the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS). On Tuesday (August 19), DHS Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned the border wall separating Mexico and the U.S. might be painted black. For context, that wall is sort of 2,000 miles lengthy, per the Related Press.
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What’s The Purpose For The Border Wall Paint Job?
To make the announcement, DHS Secretary Noem visited a portion of the border wall in New Mexico. Whereas there, she boasted that the wall’s top and depth usually deter individuals from crossing and getting into. Nonetheless, now DHS is including one other layer: black paint. The company hopes the brand new paint will make the steel wall additional scorching and proceed to encourage non U.S. residents to remain away.
On the convention, Kristi Noem credited President Trump with the concept. Moreover, the DHS official additionally picked up a curler brush to assist out with the portray.
“That’s particularly on the request of the president, who understands that within the scorching temperatures down right here when one thing is painted black it will get even hotter and it’ll make it even more durable for individuals to climb. So we’re going to be portray all the southern border wall black to ensure that we encourage people to not come into our nation illegally,” Kristi Noem mentioned.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, who attended the occasion with Noem, mentioned the paint would additionally assist sluggish rust.
What Else Is Taking place With This Wall?
Constructing the wall was a central focus of Trump’s hardline immigration coverage throughout his first time period. Throughout his second time period, his mass deportation agenda, together with arrests contained in the nation, has been the first focus. Nonetheless, Homeland Safety will obtain about $46 billion to finish the wall. The cash is a part of the brand new funding Congress authorized this summer time. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned they’ve been constructing a couple of half mile of barrier each day.
“The border wall will look very completely different primarily based on the topography and the geography of the place it’s constructed,” she mentioned.
Noem mentioned that along with boundaries just like the one she visited on Tuesday, the division can be engaged on “water-borne infrastructure.” That’s as a result of lengthy border wall sections between the U.S. and Mexico sit alongside the Rio Grande River in Texas.
It’s price noting that Trump is pushing to finish the border wall on the identical time that the variety of individuals crossing illegally has dropped.
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Related Press author Rebecca Santana contributed to this report through AP Newsroom.
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