Trump to visit US-Mexico border wall as 400 miles of construction completed

US President Donald Trump will visit US-Mexico border wall on January 12 to ackwledge his administration's efforts and laud completion of 400 miles of border wall that was an important highlight from his 2016 campaign. According to sources of AP, US president will travel to Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, in Alamo, Texas to inspect gigantic steel and concrete border wall tearing through wilderness and San Pedro River in sourn Arizona in middle of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Trump had repeatedly touted bollard style barrier that will prohibit Mexicans from smuggling and illegal immigration into United States. 

US border patrol has cited that heavy machinery for construction has been installed about 10 miles from Quitobaquito, an environmentally significant oasis, which has been a major crossing point for transborder migrants. US Border Patrol told news ncies that thirty-foot wall would hamper natural gateway of drug cartels and smugglers. Environmental experts said that construction across San Pedro riverbed would halt immigration of 40 per cent of bird species in rth America, as per statement made by National Audubon Society for Arizona to CNN's ground sources. 

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Wall built out of US taxpayers’ money

US Customs and Border Protection told CNN that Trump’s border wall had cleared "Environmental Stewardship Plans". Often in his rallies, Trump told his supporters that Mexico will pay for wall. However, according to ground reporters of AP, most of wall erected at US Mexico border was constructed out of US taxpayers’ money. Trump had prioritised wall, and in his last days of presidency, has been pushing for its completion. US president will make first-ever public appearance on site on Tuesday. "Build Wall" had been a popular motto of Trump's campaign and work for 2,000-mile wall had extensively picked up over last few weeks. As many as 13 Texas counties will fall towards border front with fencing that will utilise at least 4,900 parcels of property. 

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