TRNS Investigates: Building The Border Wall

TRNS Reporter Sofia Sanchez takes a close look at the logistics surrounding building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border. Sanchez interviews lawmakers, government officials and immigration experts in an attempt to probe whether or not there is a need for a wall, and what its net effects would be on the nation's immigration situation. (6:21)
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U.S. Must Build Concrete Border Fence, Says King

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) checks in live from the Arizona-Mexico border where he explains that if the U.S. is serious about securing its southern border, it must get to work on a concrete border fence. King says that vehicle barriers currently being used at the border aren't keeping illegal immigrants from crossing into the United States. The Congressman adds that a fence made of concrete, not steel, is the way to go because it would be harder to breach and wouldn't cost more to build. (:37)
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Secretary Chertoff of DHS Talks about the Border Fence.

Secretary Chertoff's main concern throughout the whole conference was to address the importance of securing the borders. The border fence is one of the solutions to the previously mentioned problem.
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