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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing on Border Wall Impact on Private and Tribal Landowners
Record date · January 1, 2020
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a February 2020 House Subcommittee hearing regarding the consequences of border wall construction for private citizens and Native American tribes. The hearing featured testimony from landowners and tribal leadership concerning the impact of federal border policies on their property and communities.
The hearing examines how federal border wall construction projects affect the property rights and land usage of private citizens and tribal nations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Private landowners along the Southern Border
These individuals own property that may be subject to land acquisition or construction activities related to the border wall.
Tohono O'odham Nation
The tribe holds land along the border that is impacted by federal border security infrastructure projects.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on February 27, 2020, in the Cannon House Office Building.
- The subcommittee focused on the impact of border wall construction on private and tribal landowners.
- Two-thirds of the land along the Southern Border is privately or tribally owned.
- Witnesses included private citizens Reynaldo Anzaldua, Nayda Alvarez, and Jim Chilton, and Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris, Jr.
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- The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations under the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- The record includes a letter from faith-based organizations and a statement from the Southern Border Communities Coalition.
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Land Ownership Context
The hearing highlights that two-thirds of the Southern Border land is not federally owned, which complicates federal infrastructure projects.
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