the plan will complete physical infrastructure
Complete physical border infrastructure.
Occurrences
the plan will ... improve border enforcement
the plan will ... end asylum loopholes
the plan will ... target cartels
We need to employ tactics to secure our border with the use of fences, drones, sensors and surveillance cameras.
Evidence
Carter’s office said the Texas delegation border security plan would complete physical infrastructure, improve enforcement, end asylum loopholes, and target cartels.
Carter said the House-passed Secure the Border Act would force the Biden administration to restart construction of the border wall and deploy additional border technology.
CBP says more than 100 miles of new border wall and waterborne barrier are in various stages of planning and construction, alongside temporary barriers.
CBP states that more than 100 miles of new border wall and waterborne barrier are still in various stages of planning and construction, and that the border wall projects currently in planning and construction are funded with prior year appropriations from FY 2020 and FY 2021; CBP also says it has not received any new funding for the border wall system since FY 2021.
Assessments
The promise was to complete physical border infrastructure, a broad federal border-wall/infrastructure outcome. The evidence shows Carter advocated for and materially advanced the goal, including backing the Texas delegation plan and the House-passed Secure the Border Act, which would have restarted wall construction. But the promised outcome was not delivered: CBP later reported that more than 100 miles of border wall and waterborne barrier remained in planning or construction and that no new border wall system funding had been received since FY 2021. Because Carter made a serious legislative effort but the physical infrastructure was not completed, this is best classified as not delivered with an effort badge.
Carter advocated for completing physical border infrastructure and materially advanced related legislation, including the House-passed Secure the Border Act, but the promised outcome was not delivered. The evidence indicates the infrastructure remained in planning and construction rather than completed, and a House-passed bill or delegation plan does not itself complete the border infrastructure. Because there was a serious legislative effort but no completed outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.
The evidence shows Carter advocated for completing physical border infrastructure and supported a serious legislative effort through the House-passed Secure the Border Act, but the promised outcome was not delivered. Official CBP status information indicates border wall and related infrastructure remained in planning or construction rather than completed. Because there was meaningful legislative effort without completion of the promised result, the outcome is never with effort_badge=true.