TEHRAN, March 13 -Trump set to visit eight prototypes as he tries to make good on his promise to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Trump set to visit eight prototypes as he tries to make good on his promise to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
Eight 18 to 30-foot (about nine metres) tall structures tower above the US-Mexico border in southern California.
The structures, installed in October 2017 in San Diego, are prototypes for US President Donald Trump's border wall plan.
On the US side, the prototypes represent Trump's 2016 campaign promise to build a wall at Mexico's expense. To those living on the Mexican side, the structures and the existing border fence are an ever-present reminder that the US doesn't want them.
"This is like a game for Trump," said 22-year-old Alexis Franco Santana, who lives in the shadows of the prototypes in Tijuana, Mexico.
"He is just figuring out what kinds of toys he wants," Santana told Al Jazeera.
Santana and his girlfriend live in the junkyard along the fence because they don't have to pay rent - just utilities.
They live in a small, one-room shack built out of reclaimed materials, along with their puppy, Gordo. There is a small TV inside but little else for amenities.
The couple has a campfire stove in their front yard, along with a couch. The backyard is a giant heap of plastic, all left by the junkyard owner. A tattered American flag hangs behind the house.
Santana watched the construction of the prototypes, and said they went up fast.
"No matter how high they build the fence, people will find ways to sneak in," he said.
Trump to visit prototypes
Each prototype contractor brought their own workers, who built primarily at night to escape the punishing Southern California heat.
The prototypes were constructed in 30 days and stand much taller than the corrugated metal wall that currently marks this part of the border.
On Tuesday, Trump will make his first visit to see the prototypes, prompting calls for rallies both in support of and against the wall.
Enrique Morones, director of the immigrant rights group Border Angels, said that the group will protest Tuesday with a prayer meeting and a rally.
Source:Aljazeera
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