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   Arizona has given up on waiting for President Biden to address   
   the ongoing border crisis along the southern limits of the Grand   
   Canyon state and is moving forward with building its own border   
   wall.   
      
   Republican Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled the plan Friday as   
   construction began on the new barrier.   
      
   “Arizona has had enough. We can’t wait any longer. The Biden   
   administration’s lack of urgency on border security is a   
   dereliction of duty,” Ducey said in a statement.   
      
   “For the last two years, Arizona has made every attempt to work   
   with Washington to address the crisis on our border. Time and   
   time again we’ve stepped in to clean up their mess. Arizonans   
   can’t wait any longer for the federal government to deliver on   
   their delayed promises.”   
      
   The state is planning to construct the wall in a thousand-foot   
   gap near Yuma with 60 double stacked shipping containers that   
   measure to approximately 22-feet-high each. The top of the   
   barrier will feature concertina wire.   
      
   Ashbritt, an Emergency management contractor, is handling the   
   construction which is anticipated to be finished over the   
   weekend.   
      
   The project is expected to cost approximately $6 million.   
      
   The Department of Homeland Security and White House were   
   reportedly unaware of the decision, according to the Washington   
   Examiner.   
      
   Ducey’s director of communications, CJ Karamargin, told The Post   
   that the decision came after the governor’s office has “been   
   attempting to work with the federal government for months.”   
      
   “We have sent letters, they’ve gone unresponded…it’s just been   
   very, it’s been super frustrating,” Karamargin said.   
      
   “We’ve attempted to reach out. We’ve not been successful,   
   sadly,” he added.   
      
   The decision to erect the border wall comes as the governor’s   
   office has transported more than a thousand migrants to   
   Washington DC in order to ease tensions on border towns that   
   have been faced with the brunt of the historic migrant levels.   
      
   Karamargin confirmed to The Post that as of Friday, their office   
   had transported 1,425 people to D.C. on 38 buses. While 27% of   
   all transported migrants say their final destination is New   
   York, the governor’s office said there are no plans to begin   
   transporting migrants to the Big Apple – unlike Texas which   
   started last week.   
      
   Yuma, Arizona is one of the most popular sectors of migrants to   
   cross through when traveling into the US. In June, 235,230   
   migrant encounters were recorded in the region – following only   
   behind Texas’ Del Rio and Rio Grande Valley sectors, according   
   to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).   
      
   July’s migrant numbers have yet to be released.   
      
   “Our border communities are being used as the entryway to the   
   United States, overwhelming law enforcement, hospitals,   
   nonprofits and residents,” Ducey said Friday.   
      
   “It’s our responsibility to protect our citizens and law   
   enforcement from this unprecedented crisis. With the resources   
   and manpower in the right places, our Border Patrol and law   
   enforcement will be better equipped to do their jobs well and   
   prevent cartels from exploiting our communities. That’s exactly   
   what our barrier mission will do.”   
      
   While the Biden administration has been heavily criticized for   
   its response to the ongoing border crisis, the Department of   
   Homeland Security announced last month that it would also be   
   filling some gaps along the border wall in Yuma.   
      
   Specifically, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized CBP to   
   seal the openings near the Morelos Dam just west of the city.   
      
   The department said the area “presents safety and life hazard   
   risks for migrants attempting to cross into the United States   
   where there is a risk of drownings and injuries from falls. This   
   area also poses a life and safety risk to first responders and   
   agents responding to incidents in this area.”   
      
   At the start of his administration, President Biden issued an   
      
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