That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here when something is painted black it gets even warmer and it will make it even harder for people to climb. So we are going to be painting the entire southern border wall black to make sure that we encourage individuals to not come into our country illegally.
Noem discusses the decision to paint the border wall black to deter illegal immigration.
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No, we’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.
Any loss of life is a tragedy, and I think all of us can agree that in this situation, it was preventable.
All the information that was gathered on that vetting process was gathered under the Biden administration.
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