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“We Build the Wall” Completes First Half Mile Border Wall in 4 Days from Private Donations
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:24 am
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:24 am
For months the liberal media mocked “We Build the Wall” founder and organizer Brian Kolfage and his plan to use private donations to help build the much-needed security wall between the US and Mexico. Brian raised over $20 million in private donations from over 260,000 individuals to build a border wall on the US southern border.
In January Brian announced the “We Build the Wall” leadership board that includes: Erik Prince, Kris Kobach, Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza, Sheriff David Clarke, former Rep. Tom Tancredo and others.
The “We Build the Wall” team held several rallies this spring to continue fundraising for the project.
This Memorial Day Weekend the “We Build the Wall” organization built their first half mile of border wall near El Paso, Texas.
The Gateway Pundit spoke with Brian Kolfage on Sunday. Brian told us,
“At the beginning everyone said you can’t do this. It’s impossible. You just can’t do this. And I think that just drove us forward even harder to get the project done. That’s what this country is all about, coming together and pooling our resources and getting the job done in a time of crisis. And we are in a crisis.”
Brian, a war veteran and triple amputee added, “We wanted to prove to the American people that in a time of need we can come together like we used to and get things done that are big. And I think we’re at a time where we realize that our government and politicians aren’t representing the people.”
Brian told us about organizing this project, “We threw like 15 people together and we just built an international border wall. So I think this sticks the thumb in everyone’s eye who said we couldn’t do it. They said nasty things about me, about my family, and that we were scammers. We proved them wrong. And this is just the first segment. From start to finish, from the time we found the property to the time we built the wall was 57 days. 57 days! We got a contractor, we got a plan, and we implemented it over the weekend and got this wall built!”
Brian and former Kansas State Secretary of State Kris Kobach are on the border this weekend as this section of the wall goes up.
The Gateway Pundit asked Brian what he would say to President Trump. Brian told us it’s not his fault the wall is not being built, it’s Congress who is at fault. “Congress says they are on Trump’s team but they don’t get things done. We had our own team andwe got it done.”
Kris Kobach was also proud to share with us the good news, “There were a lot of doubters out there who just could not conceive that a private group was building a border wall, They said harsh things about “We Build the Wall” And we proved them wrong. It is just really really satisfying.”
The section of wall “We Build the Wall” focused on closes a half mile gap that existed for years between the end of the El Paso, Texas border wall and Mount Cristo Rey. The gap is across from the Mexican city of Juarez. Currently, the El Paso Sector is the second busiest sector in terms of family apprehensions/UAC’s this fiscal year. Those categories now make up the majority of Border Patrol apprehensions.
Kobach explained the current wall ends abruptly and then there’s gap for about half a mile between the end of that wall and Mt. Cristo Rey in New Mexico. Mount Cristo Rey sits on the west side of El Paso. Kris said, “The gap is a half mile wide corridor and it’s literally a parking lot on the Mexican side and then you walk five steps and you are in the parking lot on the American side. There’s no barbed wire. There’s not ANY barrier. You just walk from one parking lot to the other.”
In the past, groups over a hundred in size on a typical evening would often come through this particular corridor. And while the border patrol is dealing with all the people down at the bottom of the gap in the flat area the cartels would be sending drugs up on the side of the mountain with no border control interference at all.
The “We Build the Wall” organization focused on this major gap in American security. They closed the gap that allowed the two illegal flows, the flow of illegal
aliens at the bottom and the flow of drugs halfway up to the mountain.
Kris told us, “The Army Corp of Engineers said it was impossible to build the wall here. They looked at the incline that climbs 300 ft over the course of this half mile and they said it cant be built. We proved them wrong.”
Videos:
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LINK
Source:
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In January Brian announced the “We Build the Wall” leadership board that includes: Erik Prince, Kris Kobach, Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza, Sheriff David Clarke, former Rep. Tom Tancredo and others.
The “We Build the Wall” team held several rallies this spring to continue fundraising for the project.
This Memorial Day Weekend the “We Build the Wall” organization built their first half mile of border wall near El Paso, Texas.
The Gateway Pundit spoke with Brian Kolfage on Sunday. Brian told us,
“At the beginning everyone said you can’t do this. It’s impossible. You just can’t do this. And I think that just drove us forward even harder to get the project done. That’s what this country is all about, coming together and pooling our resources and getting the job done in a time of crisis. And we are in a crisis.”
Brian, a war veteran and triple amputee added, “We wanted to prove to the American people that in a time of need we can come together like we used to and get things done that are big. And I think we’re at a time where we realize that our government and politicians aren’t representing the people.”
Brian told us about organizing this project, “We threw like 15 people together and we just built an international border wall. So I think this sticks the thumb in everyone’s eye who said we couldn’t do it. They said nasty things about me, about my family, and that we were scammers. We proved them wrong. And this is just the first segment. From start to finish, from the time we found the property to the time we built the wall was 57 days. 57 days! We got a contractor, we got a plan, and we implemented it over the weekend and got this wall built!”
Brian and former Kansas State Secretary of State Kris Kobach are on the border this weekend as this section of the wall goes up.
The Gateway Pundit asked Brian what he would say to President Trump. Brian told us it’s not his fault the wall is not being built, it’s Congress who is at fault. “Congress says they are on Trump’s team but they don’t get things done. We had our own team andwe got it done.”
Kris Kobach was also proud to share with us the good news, “There were a lot of doubters out there who just could not conceive that a private group was building a border wall, They said harsh things about “We Build the Wall” And we proved them wrong. It is just really really satisfying.”
The section of wall “We Build the Wall” focused on closes a half mile gap that existed for years between the end of the El Paso, Texas border wall and Mount Cristo Rey. The gap is across from the Mexican city of Juarez. Currently, the El Paso Sector is the second busiest sector in terms of family apprehensions/UAC’s this fiscal year. Those categories now make up the majority of Border Patrol apprehensions.
Kobach explained the current wall ends abruptly and then there’s gap for about half a mile between the end of that wall and Mt. Cristo Rey in New Mexico. Mount Cristo Rey sits on the west side of El Paso. Kris said, “The gap is a half mile wide corridor and it’s literally a parking lot on the Mexican side and then you walk five steps and you are in the parking lot on the American side. There’s no barbed wire. There’s not ANY barrier. You just walk from one parking lot to the other.”
In the past, groups over a hundred in size on a typical evening would often come through this particular corridor. And while the border patrol is dealing with all the people down at the bottom of the gap in the flat area the cartels would be sending drugs up on the side of the mountain with no border control interference at all.
The “We Build the Wall” organization focused on this major gap in American security. They closed the gap that allowed the two illegal flows, the flow of illegal
aliens at the bottom and the flow of drugs halfway up to the mountain.
Kris told us, “The Army Corp of Engineers said it was impossible to build the wall here. They looked at the incline that climbs 300 ft over the course of this half mile and they said it cant be built. We proved them wrong.”
Videos:
LINK
LINK
Source:
LINK
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Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:31 am to FlexDawg
Walls going up folks inch by inch
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:35 am to FlexDawg
That's awesome!
Posted on 5/27/19 at 11:49 am to FlexDawg
quote:
Mt. Cristo Rey in New Mexico
Must be in the badlands.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:13 pm to FlexDawg
quote:
“The Army Corp of Engineers said it was impossible to build the wall here. They looked at the incline that climbs 300 ft over the course of this half mile and they said it cant be built. We proved them wrong.”
What a great story but the quote above infuriates me. Big gov't at its best. I bet Army budget for the same wall would have been at least twice what these folks have done.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:16 pm to FlexDawg
quote:
For months the liberal media mocked
It wasn’t just the media... the usual leftist buffoons on here mocked it.
Welp...
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:19 pm to FlexDawg
oh you gonna get hammered for a Gateway link...
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:20 pm to CleverUserName
So how many miles of wall will they get built
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:31 pm to FlexDawg
Grinder: check
Five wafer wheels: check
Leather gloves: check
Face shield: “don’t need it, this won’t take long at all”.
Five wafer wheels: check
Leather gloves: check
Face shield: “don’t need it, this won’t take long at all”.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:09 pm to coonasswhodat
quote:
Grinder: check
Five wafer wheels: check
Leather gloves: check
Face shield: “don’t need it, this won’t take long at all”.
Point: None
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:24 pm to FlexDawg
where can I donate and know it's going to the right fund?
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:25 pm to Dale51
Point is that anybody with limited metal craft skills can be on the other side of that fence/wall in a very small amount of time rendering it USELESS.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:32 pm to FlexDawg
US Government:
We can't build the wall, we don't have the money, there's no way to get it. It can't be done.
Private citizens:
Here's all the money we've already built part of the wall.
Does anybody else see some kind of Disconnect there? frick our inept worthless government.
We can't build the wall, we don't have the money, there's no way to get it. It can't be done.
Private citizens:
Here's all the money we've already built part of the wall.
Does anybody else see some kind of Disconnect there? frick our inept worthless government.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:35 pm to FlexDawg
There may be some wall that gets built off this but lets see how much everyone involved is paying themselves before we say it's a noble cause.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:36 pm to coonasswhodat
Yeah because illegals driving rig trucks right up to the wall with oxy acetylene tanks, generators, and metal fab tools won’t get spotted by agents regularly patrolling these areas.
Moron.
Moron.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:55 pm to coonasswhodat
quote:
Point is that anybody with limited metal craft skills can be on the other side of that fence/wall in a very small amount of time rendering it USELESS.
Do you honestly think that single moms and 5 year olds from Guatemala have metal craft skills and will cut a hole in that fence?
The retards never stop around here.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:58 pm to IllegalPete
The best $80 I’ve ever spent
Posted on 5/27/19 at 2:03 pm to FlexDawg
quote:
“The Army Corp of Engineers said it was impossible to build the wall here. They looked at the incline that climbs 300 ft over the course of this half mile and they said it cant be built. We proved them wrong.”
What a load of bullshite. Railroads have been built through much more challenging territory. A wall is a piece of cake.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 2:08 pm to IllegalPete
Yep. This is such a lazy, uninformed, and predictable argument. Of course it can be breached... everything can be breached. DHS has been clear that these designs are recommended by us customs based on factors like; time to breach, patrol response time, time to repair, cost, etc...
Remember when that photo of cut bollards leaked and the media went nuts with fake news? Read a little deeper:
LINK
Remember when that photo of cut bollards leaked and the media went nuts with fake news? Read a little deeper:
quote:
In a statement, DHS Spokeswoman Katie Waldman said, "The steel bollard construction is based on the operational requirements of the United States Border Patrol and is a design that has been honed over more than a decade of use. It is an important part of Border Patrol's impedance and denial capability."
"While the design currently being constructed was informed by what we learned in the prototypes, it does not replicate those designs," said Waldman. "The steel bollard design is internally reinforced with materials that require time and multiple industrial tools to breach, thereby providing U.S. Border Patrol agents additional response time to affect a successful law enforcement resolution. In the event that one of the steel bollards becomes damaged, it is quick and cost-effective to repair.
"The professionals on the border know that a wall system is intended not only to prevent entry, it is intended to defer and to increase the amount of time and effort it takes for one to enter so that we can respond with limited border patrol agents. Even a wall that is being breached is a valuable tool in that it allows us to respond to the attempted illegal entry."
LINK
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 2:15 pm
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