Nearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-link livus ( @livus@kbin.social ) World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square42fedilinkarrow-up1383
arrow-up1383external-linkNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.com livus ( @livus@kbin.social ) World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square42fedilink
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
minus-square venusenvy47 ( @venusenvy47@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink14•edit-21 year agoProbably the only reason Mexico hasn’t already pulled it out is because they don’t want to waste money that they know will never be reimbursed to them. Maybe the US will take it down and bill Texas themselves.
minus-square parrot-party ( @parrot-party@kbin.social ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoRemoving it has to be cheaper than installing it. Bleed Abbott if he wants to play this game.
minus-square zackwithak ( @zackwithak@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoDepends how much cheaper I guess. Texas is about 70% richer than Mexico (by GDP)
Probably the only reason Mexico hasn’t already pulled it out is because they don’t want to waste money that they know will never be reimbursed to them.
Maybe the US will take it down and bill Texas themselves.
Removing it has to be cheaper than installing it. Bleed Abbott if he wants to play this game.
Depends how much cheaper I guess. Texas is about 70% richer than Mexico (by GDP)