08/13/2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Closing Gaps in Border Wall near Yuma citing inaction by the Federal Government.
From Oct 2021 to June 2022, the Yuma sector saw...... 235,230.... migrant aka illegal immigrant encounters....coming across the Border.
Illegal immigrants are crossing our International Border as easily as we cross state lines. When apprehended by local authorities and law enforcement, if Border Patrol does not arrive within an hour, often times, these illegal immigrants are simply let go on US Soil.
Due to the lack of Federal Action and repeated requests for the Government to fulfill it's duty on the International Border with Mexico, Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order, authorizing the The Dept of Emergency Services to close the gaps in Arizona's southern border wall immediately.
The Order stated in part, "Based on information gathered by the Az Dept of Emergency Management Services and the Arizona National Guard, the Federal Government has failed to protect our Great State, which has resulted in imminent danger to Arizona and its citizens, and Whereas, as Governor of Arizona, it is necessary to and appropriate to protect the lives and safety of the citizens of Arizona."
The gaps are currently being filled with shipping containers in an effort to stop the continual flood of drugs, cartel members, illegal immigrants, and human smuggling which is currently at an all time high.
Arizona is now taking action and filling gaps on the border with 60 double-stacked shipping containers, reinforced with concertina wire at the top.
The shipping containers will reach about 22-feet high. The state-owned, 8,800-pound, 9-by-40-feet containers will be linked together and welded shut. The panels of the border wall constructed during the Trump administration are 30-feet high.
Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with ...