Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall

 President Joe Biden is under fire from Republicans and Democrats after his administration announced construction of a new border wall in Texas.

Biden said he couldn't stop the work because the funding was signed while Donald Trump was president. , members of his Democratic Party said the walls had not worked, while his Republican rivals accused him of hypocrisy. About 20 miles of barriers are being built in a sparsely populated area of ​​the Rio Grande Valley. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden promised that if elected he would not build a single meter of wall.He said it was “not a serious political solution.” But on Wednesday, his administration used its broad executive powers to repeal more than two dozen federal laws, including some designed to protect wildlife, to allow the construction of more barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern Mexico. Texas. In the notice announcing the waivers, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there was an “urgent and immediate need” for construction. This was met with strong criticism from both major parties as well as from environmental activists and human rights groups. A town in Texas embroiled in a border dispute with the United States. Crisis on the American Border – in four tables “We have no more room”; New York Mayor Says Migrants . Mayorkas said the Biden administration is legally required to use money appropriated by Congress in 2019 for border barriers. “I tried to convince them to redirect the money. They didn’t do that, they wouldn’t do that,” Biden said. “I can't stop him.” He reiterated that in his opinion border walls are not effective. In a subsequent statement, Mr. Mayorkas rejected claims that the administration had changed its border policy by allowing new construction projects. “This administration has made it clear that a border wall is not the solution”; He said. “This remains our position and our position has never wavered.” However, these comments did not curb criticism from all sides.