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The Governor of Arizona says, "Enough is enough."
On Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey announced thatYuma's border wall will be allowed to fill the gap using shipping containers.
Sixty of his double-tiered shipping containers and his razor wire are temporary solutions.
One of the major gaps near the Morales Dam was partially closed as of Tuesday, but Fox News is still seeing migrants crossing the river between construction.
Yuma Law Enforcement Overwhelmed by Illegal Immigration: 'Absolute Chaos'
Governor Doug Ducey has ordered the construction of a border wall to continue the use of shipping containers. rice field. (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)
"This is part of the state's response to waiting a year and a half for the federal government to do something. Mayor Douglas Nichols said, "It is the federal government's responsibility to manage the borders, and despite their ever-growing and record-breaking numbers, what is the federal government doing to prevent it?" If you haven't," he said.
Yuma said illegal immigration surged last December, when he peaked at 1,200 a day.
Despite the Title 42 ruling, Arizona's border crossing rate remains high
has spent more than $20 in the past six months, with $1 million spent on migrant care but not receiving federal funding to repay it, Yuma's citizens are forced to repay hospitals. You pay for it on your bill when you ask for care," Nichols said.
Place these shipping containers in border gaps Construction on his wall began Friday, August 12, in Yuma, Arizona. (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)
Shipping containers are not as tall as existing 30 foot walls, but they are very hot. Those warnings say "peligro superficie caliente" or "danger hot surface".
"People find their way over and around them and into the sky," said the mayor. "But it's two walls of steel and a very real physical entity, so I think it's going to have a positive effect on what's intended."
Laser wire laid along Trump-era border wall to allow Arizona governor to enter Yuma It will also be installed in a shipping container ordered by (Ashley Soriano/Fox News)
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The container is welded and sealed to prevent human habitation inside.
In late July, President Biden announced that he had approved a plan to close the gap in the Yuma border wall.was built.
Ashley Soriano will join Fox News in 2021 as her reporter for Las Vegas-based multimedia.
