EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A West Texas congressman has filed legislation to reimburse border landowners up to $75 million for damages to their property resulting from illegal immigration. The money would come from border wall construction the Biden administration hasn’t used and allow landowners to use the money to enhance physical security on their land, including building fences.
The Securing American Families from Exploitation at the Border (SAFE) Act would transfer $75 million in unused border construction funds to the Federal Emergency Management Administration to establish a Border Landowner Security Grant Program, said U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas.