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Map of the Mexico–United States border wall in 2017 Border fence near El Paso, Texas Border fence between San Diego's border patrol offices in California, U.S. (left) and Tijuana, Mexico (right) The border wall along the Mexico–United States border is intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico. [1]
A border barrier, border fence or border wall is a separation barrier that runs along or near an international border. Such barriers are typically constructed for border control purposes such as curbing illegal immigration , human trafficking , and smuggling .
The Tortilla Wall View of Tortilla Wall at the Pacific Ocean Parts of the wall are built with concrete pillars (bollards) to prevent vehicle crash-throughs. The Tortilla Wall is a term given to a 14-mile (22.5 kilometer) section of United States border fence between the Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego, California, and the Pacific Ocean.
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A separation barrier or separation wall is a barrier, wall or fence, constructed to limit the movement of people across a certain line or border, or to separate peoples or cultures. [1] A separation barrier that runs along an internationally recognized border is known as a border barrier .
In 2006, during the presidency of George W. Bush, Congress approved Secure Fence Act which allowed the Department of Homeland Security to erect a border fence along the U.S.–Mexico border. Congress also approved a different law called the REAL ID Act which gave the Department of Homeland Security the approval to build the wall without taking ...
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