livus to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1674file-text
arrow-up1674external-linkNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comlivus to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square160fedilinkfile-text
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
minus-squarecomedylinkfedilink90•11 months agoThey should. Send Abbott a bill for polluting their waterway too, while they’re at it.
minus-square@venusenvy47@lemm.eelinkfedilink21•edit-211 months agoProbably the only reason Mexico hasn’t already pulled it out is because they don’t want to waste money that they know will never be reimbursed to them. Maybe the US will take it down and bill Texas themselves.
minus-squareparrot-partylinkfedilink7•11 months agoRemoving it has to be cheaper than installing it. Bleed Abbott if he wants to play this game.
minus-square@zackwithak@lemm.eelinkfedilink4•11 months agoDepends how much cheaper I guess. Texas is about 70% richer than Mexico (by GDP)
They should. Send Abbott a bill for polluting their waterway too, while they’re at it.
Probably the only reason Mexico hasn’t already pulled it out is because they don’t want to waste money that they know will never be reimbursed to them.
Maybe the US will take it down and bill Texas themselves.
Removing it has to be cheaper than installing it. Bleed Abbott if he wants to play this game.
Depends how much cheaper I guess. Texas is about 70% richer than Mexico (by GDP)