I want to point out that Felipe and his father were apprehended in the El Paso sector where a wall already exists. And this tragedy should be a wake-up call to folks who believe that mythology about walls. They just do not work.
Escobar emphasizes that the existing wall did not prevent the tragedy of a migrant child's death, challenging the effectiveness of border walls.
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