Reality sets in. https://t.co/OnjcBTelhV

— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 17, 2017

🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/v93Tw4LMYk

— Craig Hooper (@NextNavy) February 17, 2017

“…At the end of 2016, more than 120 separate cases pertaining to eminent-domain seizures for the fence were still active in the U.S. court system. In 2009 the Department of Homeland Security inspector general issued a report that noted, “Acquiring real property from non-federal owners is a costly, time-consuming process requiring negotiations and sometimes condemnation.”

The cost of paying landowners “fair market value” is often higher than estimated. In building the border fence, Reuters reported, the U.S. government ended up paying $4.7 million for one developer’s land when the initial offer was $233,000. It shelled out $1 million to the Sierra Club after originally proposing $114,000 for another parcel.

The high cost is a feature, not a bug. The Fifth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights, and while it recognizes the government’s authority to condemn land, its purpose is to protect property owners from confiscation…”