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U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Prototypes Remind Expert Of Border Walls Worldwide

Border Wall Prototype
Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Ground views of different border wall prototypes as part of the Wall Prototype Construction Project near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in October 2017.

Six companies have built eight prototypes for a border wall near San Diego.

The wall was, of course, one of President Donald Trump’s signature pledges on the campaign trail.

Reece Jones has studied border walls.

He’s a professor of geography at the University of Hawaii and author of the book, "Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move."

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.