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As of 2017, about a third of the [[United States]] border with [[Mexico]] has a border barrier constructed along it.<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> About 80%<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> of that border wall was constructed due to the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]] (Pub.L. 109–367).<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ367/html/PLAW-109publ367.htm 109th Congress Public Law 367]. ''GPO''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> [[Illegal immigration]] levels decreased in the areas where the wall was built.<ref>Binder, John (August 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/24/dhs-arizona-proves-border-walls-work/ DHS: Arizona Proves ‘Border Walls Work’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> In Yuma, [[Arizona]], for example, illegal immigration levels fell by 82% between 2007, when the fence was first built, and 2017.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/08/22/trump-stops-in-arizona-border-town-where-illegal-immigration-plunged-82.html Trump stops in Arizona border town where illegal immigration plunged 82%]. ''Fox Business''. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.</ref>

As of 2017, about a third of the [[United States]] border with [[Mexico]] has a border barrier constructed along it.<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> About 80%<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> of that border wall was constructed due to the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]] (Pub.L. 109–367).<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ367/html/PLAW-109publ367.htm 109th Congress Public Law 367]. ''GPO''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> [[Illegal immigration]] levels decreased in the areas where the wall was built.<ref>Binder, John (August 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/24/dhs-arizona-proves-border-walls-work/ DHS: Arizona Proves ‘Border Walls Work’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> In Yuma, [[Arizona]], for example, illegal immigration levels fell by 82% between 2007, when the fence was first built, and 2017.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/08/22/trump-stops-in-arizona-border-town-where-illegal-immigration-plunged-82.html Trump stops in Arizona border town where illegal immigration plunged 82%]. ''Fox Business''. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.</ref>

[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States–Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration and slow the illegal import of drugs, firearms, and other materials. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall.

[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States–Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration and slow the illegal import of drugs, firearms, and other materials. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall. Although light on specifics about what the border wall will look like, President Trump has promised the border wall will be see-through [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/13/trump-explains-why-he-wants-to-be-able-to-see-through-his-border-wall.html], that it will be solar-powered[http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341934-trump-not-joking-about-solar-wall], and paid for by [[Mexico]]. President Trump has promised the rumors about Americans paying for the wall through taxes or tariffs are [[fake news]] [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/27/donald-trump-camp-david-nafta-mexico-wall-canada].

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