The building of a border-length wall between the United States and Mexico is a campaign promise that US President Donald Trump continues to nurture. This could mean additional fencing, but actually building a substantial wall is no small matter. Border barriers in Texas are mainly limited to high-traffic crossings, such as land adjacent to large border cities. Any attempt to shut down a border fence funding initiative added to the budget resolution would lead to a wider battle that could be too politically costly to pursue. Corrupt border officials could facilitate their northward journey, and it could suffer the same potential shortcomings as would a US-Mexico border wall as immigrants find ways to bypass security mechanisms.

Source: Manila Times January 23, 2017 16:29 UTC