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AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Like "pissing in the wind": Local concerns bulldozed by Trump's border wall plan

The Trump administration has a blunt message for state and local officials trying to prevent construction of a wall and other security measures along the 2,000-mile southern border: Resistance is futile. Driving the news: President Trump's envoys recently met privately with officials from Texas border counties where residents have pushed back against construction, saying the plans are unnecessary in rugged landscapes with few immigrant crossings and that they'd harm the environment. - The officials were told bluntly at the closed-door meeting with Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott that there would be no negotiating. - The government is now pushing ahead with plans to build hundreds more miles of the 30-foot,…

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Inside the unbuilding of Trump's border wall

Data: CBP ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals A West Texas revolt is erasing hundreds of miles of President Trump's planned border wall . Why it matters: The opposition in the Big Bend sector , which includes 517 miles of the southern border along the Rio Grande, is against the physical steel wall, not border security in general. - Locals who know the rugged terrain, which includes Big Bend National Park and Big Bend State Park, say illegal crossings aren't their problem. - "I wish the president would be more informed as to what's going on," said Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez. "It's a place where, if you cross the border, you got to at least walk three or four days ... you don't just walk across the river and expect to get picked…