🏗️Trump's Border Wall Contracts: Your Tax Dollars Building America's Barrier
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Tax & Budget
In March 2025, Trump awarded the first border wall contract of his second term - $70 million for 7 miles in Texas. With plans for 85 miles this year and hundreds more by 2026, this signature policy directly affects immigration enforcement, local communities, and how your federal taxes are spent.
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Which company received the first border wall contract of Trump's second term?
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In which Texas county is the first new border wall contract being built?
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How many executive orders did Trump sign related to border security that authorize wall construction?
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How many miles of new border wall does the Trump administration plan to build in 2025?
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Who is the Border Patrol Chief who said "Our absolute intent is to build as much wall as we need"?
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How much funding does Senator Katie Britt's WALL Act propose for border wall completion?
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How many additional miles of border barriers would Border Patrol officials like to add in coming years?
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How many Marines and sailors have been deployed to assist border operations?
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What does Border Patrol Chief Banks want to expand in the Rio Grande River?
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Who is Trump's Homeland Security Secretary who announced wall construction had officially begun?
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What special features are being added to new border wall sections in California?
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The first border wall contract is funded with 2021 fiscal year money from CBP.
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During Trump's first term, 458 miles of border wall were completed.
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The Hidalgo County contract costs approximately $10 million per mile of border wall.
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Former President Biden froze funding for the border wall program when he took office.
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