Biden to Build Border Wall in Texas
October 5, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he will build a border wall in Texas. Biden, speaking at a press conference at the White House, said that the Texas border is "currently very vulnerable" and that the wall would help to stop illegal immigration and protect the border. Biden said that he plans to allocate $10 billion in federal funds to build the wall in Texas. The wall will be built along the Rio Grande River in Texas for about 100 miles (about 160 kilometers). Biden's decision to build a border wall is a reversal of his previous policy of opposing such a wall. Biden, who took office in January 2021, halted construction of the border wall that was built by former President Donald Trump and focused on providing humanitarian assistance to illegal immigrants. However, the recent surge in illegal immigration, particularly in Texas, appears to have led Biden to change course. Texas authorities arrested more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in J...