re: #175 KGxvi

About two weeks ago there was an incident involving US and Mexican troops:

Because of course the existing border fence is stupidly well north of the actual fucking border.

Actually, that’s not true.

The US-Mexico border for a significant portion of the nearly 2,000 miles is the centerline of the Rio Grande River. Therefore, any actual border fence on the US side would have to be inland from the river. Considering that the Rio Grande often sees low water flows, it’s possible to be confused by the actual border demarcation when there’s no actual landmark to go by other than a fence that is inland from the centerline of a waterway that can be ephemeral.