A GROUNDBREAKING TODAY (MON) NEAR NEW MEXICO’S SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY. IT MARKS THE START OF BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION ALONG A 20-MILE STRETCH OF THE BORDER. A COMPANY OUT OF MONTANA IS DOING THE WORK UNDER A 73-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT.
CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE SUED OVER THE PROJECT. THEY SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY BY WAIVING LAWS JUST TO SPEED UP BUILDING THE WALL. THE FEDS SAY THE NEW WALL WILL BETTER EQUIP BORDER PATROL AGENTS TO STOP DRUGS AND OTHER ILLEGAL CROSSINGS.
