After millions of illegals have crossed the border and been released into the US, Joe Biden has finally decided it’s time to stop illegals from crossing into Arizona via the Yuma sector, one of the busiest crossings along the border.
According to NBC News, Biden has authorized the completion of Trump’s border wall at the Morelos Dam near Yuma:
The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma, where four wide gaps make it among the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the work to complete the project near the Morelos Dam will better protect migrants who can get hurt slipping down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.
The area is the third busiest crossing for migrants who can easily walk across the river to surrender to border officials.
Note that they aren’t doing it because it’s the 3rd busiest crossing. They are doing it because illegals are getting hurt in the area.
Specifically, a 5-year-old recently drowned:
The statement announcing Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas had approved the work to be done by Customs and Border Protection emphasized the area’s “safety and life hazard risks for migrants attempting to cross into the United States.”
A 5-year-old migrant girl crossing the water in a group drowned near the dam June 6 when she became separated from her mother. The child’s body was later found in the river.
U.S. officials didn’t release the girl’s identity or nationality. But Jamaican newspapers have said she was believed to be from that country.
They are going to do it quickly but they are going to make sure the environmental crazies are happy:
It was unclear when construction would begin. The statement said officials will move “as expeditiously as possible, while still maintaining environmental stewardship” by consulting affected parties.
The gaps are inside an area for a barrier project previously funded by the Defense Department and will be paid for by Homeland Security appropriations for fiscal year 2021.
So there you go. They are only doing it because illegals are getting hurt or dying while trying to enter the country.
If Biden really wanted to secure the border he wouldn’t just focus on Yuma. But this isn’t about securing the border at all.