Finishing the some 1300 miles of fencing proposed in the state is daunting since most border land is privately owned and materials could cost $10bnClose to the southern tip of Texas,a border wall suddenly ends. Its final post sits in a dry cornfield half a mile from the nearest bend in the Rio Grande river, the actual border with Mexico.
It would be easy to walk around it. Tires left by the border patrol rest nearby. Agents drag them behind trucks to smooth the cracked soil and check for footprints.
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Source: theguardian.com