With the new governor in power, Arizona is deconstructing its shipping container border wall. They were previously placed for filling up gaps.
All about Arizona’s shipping container border wall
The shipping container wall in Arizona contains more than 900 shipping containers costing a minimum of $80 million of taxpayer’s money. The US state shares a 370-mile-long border with Mexico. In 2017, the fence was installed for halting migrants from crossing over. The construction began after Donald Trump became president. () Governor Doug Ducey began constricting the border wall in Coronado National Forest due to an “ominous increase” in migrants entering.
A locally operating environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity filed two lawsuits against the shipping container border wall. As per its claims, the container fence is dicing an important conservation area, home to vulnerable species. Additionally, it is blocking migration routes and waterways. “It’s an incredibly wild valley. There’s no real urban population anywhere nearby. It’s a very difficult part of the border for migrants to cross,” stated Russ McSpadden. McSpadden is a member of the Center for Biological Diversity. He added that the cameras tracking local wildlife also captured the migrant traffic. He believed the wire fence was adequate.
More on the migration issue
President Joe Biden has been facing severe criticism over the handling of border issues. In recent months, hundreds of thousands of people are being detained for attempting to cross the US border. Data reveals a surge in the number of undocumented migrants attempting to enter the US since last year. However, last week, the US governor sued Ducey claiming the 4-mile-long border wall is trespassing federal land since authorization was unsought. On Wednesday, they reached an agreement. Ducey’s administration stated it will “remove all previously installed shipping containers and associated equipment, materials, vehicles, and other objects” in the border wall by early January.
