Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. So said Robert Frost. So say Mexican smugglers. From the Washington Post:

SAN DIEGO — Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through, according to U.S. agents and officials with knowledge of the damage.

The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier’s steel-and-concrete bollards in a matter of minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.

Trump has boasted that his billion-dollar wall will be impenetrable.

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The article details a number of strategies for defeating the barriers and the cat-and-mouse game between smugglers and border agents looking for breaches and sealing them up.

 

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