‘Paint It Black’ — Exactly How Hot is the Border Wall Going to Get?

‘Paint It Black’ — Exactly How Hot is the Border Wall Going to Get?

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made headlines with the announcement, complete with video footage of Noem wielding a paint roller, that the full length of the steel bollard border wall between the U.S. and Mexico will be painted black to increase its temperature and deter illegal border crossings.  Critics have been quick to point out that Mexico’s government authorities are unlikely to allow t…