Illegal Border Crossings Increase As Smugglers Use $5 Ladders To Jump Donald Trump’s New Wall – By Kristine Lofgren (Inquisitr) / Feb 17 2020
Donald Trump’s border wall is proving to be less effective than promised, as smugglers use $5 ladders to scale the wall. According to Yahoo News, in some areas where the wall has been rebuilt, illegal crossings have nearly doubled since the new sections went up.
In El Paso, one section of the border is reportedly “littered” with cheap hook-on ladders made out of rebar that match the rust-brown color of the border wall.
One border agent, Joe Romero, said that they destroy the ladders when they find them, but shortly after the new section of replacement wall was constructed in May, border crossing have nearly doubled in the area.
“Somebody is making money off those ladders,” Romero said. “The agents pulled it off the wall and cut it up so it can’t be used again.”
Another border agent, Ramiro Cordero, confirmed that illegal crossings are up, most likely due to the simple ladder. Last year, the area saw just over 5,000 apprehensions. This year, over 10,000 were apprehended.
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