▲ 671 ▼ Nearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey finds (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by livus@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.
[+] superkret@feddit.de 94 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] livus@kbin.social [S] 119 points 3 years ago* (14 children) Yes and it's causing deaths (it has nets under it), so the US govt is not best pleased. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments load more comments (14 replies) [–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (80 children) In the water, so anyone trying to swim across would drown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 80 child comments load more comments (80 replies) load more comments (1 reply)
[–] livus@kbin.social [S] 119 points 3 years ago* (14 children) Yes and it's causing deaths (it has nets under it), so the US govt is not best pleased. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments load more comments (14 replies)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (80 children) In the water, so anyone trying to swim across would drown. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 80 child comments load more comments (80 replies)