Trump wall - all you need to know about US border in seven charts

[caddieman]

Officials at the US Customs and Border Protection agency have said none of the Trump administration prototypes tested in 2017 met its operational requirements but did provide "valuable data".

In September, Mr Trump visited a newly constructed section of steel barrier in San Diego, southern California.

He said the barrier was "virtually impenetrable", "very, very hot" and had been tested by "world-class mountain climbers" - something leading US climbers have since disputed.

4. Illegal crossings at the southern border have risen dramatically after a fall

While figures show that illegal border crossings have seen an overall decline since 2000, they have been rising again since Mr Trump took office.

The current financial year has so far seen more than 800,000 people detained on the southern US border - already twice the total for 2018.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46824649

 

[learning all i can]

Just one question here....when we the USA have opponents running for office against citizens owning weapons, or banning weapons isnt there a very large increase of gun sales.?  Why yes, yes it is.  No dispute there......Since we have had a president that has threatened to shut the border and build a wall, don't  you think that works in peoples minds as owning guns?  In other words, the mind set would be, let's make good of this freedom we have while the time is on our side......world news is just that "world news" and other parts of the world keep an eye on the US  probably more than we keep an eye on them....I'm talking about the citizens of other countries so they know what they must do and how quickly they must act before the opportunity for them will come to a close.  Charts and words can always be twisted to fit our own agenda...just my own thoughts here and just wondering if I'm really as ignorant as the left tries to lead me believe or if the left just downright lies........