Razor-laden border buoys swept away by Texas downpours being sold for scrap in Mexico
Some of the swept-away border buoys are being burned for aluminum and sold for about $2,300 each, officials and local reporters said.
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Flood-Swept Border Buoys Reportedly Sold for Scrap in Mexico
EAGLE PASS, TX — Sections of a floating border buoy barrier that broke loose during historic Rio Grande flooding are being burned and sold for scrap metal in Mexico, with each buoy reportedly worth up to about $2,300 in aluminum, according to the Eagle Pass News Leader. Learn More Here.
Texas Gets Hoisted by Its Own Razor-Bladed Border Buoys
A few years ago the state government of Texas, seemingly in an effort to discover the most cruel and inhumane method it could legally employ to discourage border crossings on the Rio Grande River, tinkered with the installation of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded, razor-bladed buoys to physically block passage from Mexico across the river. They were a smashing success, if you’re measuring in body count: Two people attempting to cross died …
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