construction of the border wall. take a listen. let me be clear, without the president and the administration s leadership and a commitment to border security, the funding for construction for these projects would not be possible. in san diego, we are looking at 14 miles of new border wall, getting rid of old dilapidated landing mats in favor of a steve ballard wall. on calexico we are on schedule and on budget to build a 30-foot border wall continuing east. we are on track 20 new border walls in new mexico. in addition 40 new miles of border wall in el paso. finally we plan to replace dilapidated fencing border wall system in various locations along the southwest border. agents have been vocal about the need for effective barriers to deny the entry of illegal aliens and contra band. the truth is walls work and the data shows it and agents know it. judge: the construction of the border wall is a huge step in the right direction.
where fences and brittle landing mats will not be effective. that includes up also texas, tucson, arizona, and el centro california. that makes sense where you have the biggest population concentrations along the border, that is where you need the most robust deterrents from keeping those people from coming across into the united states. it should be stated that president trump is actually right to focus on border security, but building a physical wall is not the best way forward. we could take the money, regardless of who pays for it, and use that to pay for an electronic wall which would include more drones, sensors, and that could help i.c.e. enforce it. additionally, 40% of illegal immigrants come to the united states through legal means. they can flying to jfk airport, they just overstay their visa. we can then implement an e-verify system which would help cut down on illegal immigrants through other means. jon: the electronic monitoring fence was tried.
okay, we re heading over to the cooker. here we go. reporter: bob kohn, a small pig farmer, tons and tons of food waste, from many of the major casinos. it all ends up here, on combs 150-acre farm. we are going, all right? reporter: with his newly built boiler, in just two hours, combs can turn ten tons of buffet leftovers into nutrient-rich pig feed, and just like that, bright-light city to the south, this is a 24/7 operation. i work it, yeah. pigs can outrun me now, most of them can. reporter: his farm is a shrine to conservation. even the pens themselves are made from recycled world war ii landing mats.
votelo provided update on construction of the border wall. take a listen. let me be clear, without the president and the administration s leadership and a commitment to border security, the funding for construction for these projects would not be possible. in san diego, we are looking at 14 miles of new border wall, getting rid of old dilapidated landing mats in favor of a steve ballard wall. on calexico we are on schedule and on budget to build a 30-foot border wall continuing east. we are on track 20 new border walls in new mexico. in addition 40 new miles of border wall in el paso. finally we plan to replace dilapidated fencing border wall system in various locations along the southwest border. agents have been vocal about the need for effective barriers to deny the entry of illegal aliens and contra band. the truth is walls work and the data shows it and agents know it. judge: the construction of the border wall is a huge