The Border Wall: What Has Trump Built So Far?
The federal shutdown hinges on whether the United States should fund a large wall on its border with Mexico. While Trump has described the wall’s progress, not a single mile of an extended wall has been built so far.
.. The U.S.-Mexico border is 1,954 miles long….. President Trump has said he wants a 1,000-mile wall made of concrete or steel. He commissioned eight prototypes... Since he took office, no new miles of barriers have been built. Some existing barriers have been replaced... Congress has approved 124 miles of new and replacement barriers, using designs already in place, according to the Department of Homeland Security... The Congressional bill that funded recent wall construction states that only existing designs, such as the slat-style barrier, can be used. That means no money has been allotted for any construction based on Mr. Trump’s prototypes of the new wall.