livus@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Nearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1671arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1657arrow-down1external-linkNearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey findswww.cbsnews.comlivus@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square103fedilinkfile-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-squarecomedy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up88arrow-down2·1 年前They should. Send Abbott a bill for polluting their waterway too, while they’re at it.
minus-squarevenusenvy47@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-21 年前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.
minus-squareparrot-party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 年前Removing it has to be cheaper than installing it. Bleed Abbott if he wants to play this game.
minus-squarezackwithak@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 年前Depends 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)