President Trump vs. American landowners on the border - Private land could be seized to build wall

[kpete]

If President Trump builds a "great, big beautiful wall" over larger portions of the border as he has vowed, there will likely be hundreds, if not thousands more landowners going to court to stop the take-over or to get a better price for their land, experts say.

Joseph Hein, whose 580 acre ranch has been in his family for nearly 100 years, says he's against a border wall, especially if it runs through his property.

A CNN analysis of lawsuits filed the last time the government seized land to build a border fence in 2006 found that property owners who fought to keep their land always lost and that the government often offered them thousands of dollars less than the land was worth.

Many court battles dragged on for years, stalling construction at times, according to the review of more than 400 federal lawsuits. In scores of cases, the litigation continues today.

"If it did that, 70% of our property would be on the south side of the wall," said Jeremy Barnard, general manager of the resort. "That would affect 15 of our 18 holes of the golf course and over 200 residences."

Resident Bell said she's a Trump supporter, but thinks his policy is misguided when it comes to the border. Fences and walls, she said, don't work. And, she's willing to go to court over her property.

"You hate to say it," she said, "I will get a lawyer if it comes to that."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/03/us/eminent-domain-border-private-land-cases/

[Stargazer99]

1. It is amazing how easily the public can be manipulated

I feel sorry for those landowners who did not vote for Trump but those who did I suggest you start some analytical thinking.

[world wide wally]

2. WTF?

How stupid do you have to be to oppose the border wall but support Trump?
No school could fail THAT fucking bad

[NCjack]

3. Sometimes you get what you voted for. Hopefully,

you can stall the "beautiful wall" until we can get enough DEMs elected to kill it.

[nycbos]

4. To paraphrase the movie Airplane!

"She voted for Trump she knew what she was getting into. I say let her crash.

https://m.

[LisaM]

5. So, back in 2006 a bunch of landowners lost their cases for the partial fence

and we know that W, as part of the Rangers front office, used eminent domain to take land from a lot of people to build a baseball stadium. Now Trump wants to take land.

I feel sorry for the people, but it makes me want to scream that they vote Republican at all.

[Angry Dragon]

6. More Wall ----------- More Wall

[gratuitous]

7. Glorioski!

So, President Trump's policy is now misguided because he's going to run his beautiful wall right through your property? Where did you think it was going to be built - on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande? And you say that fences and walls don't work? Really? Did you figure that out all by yourself, or did it finally sink in after having it screamed in your overprivileged face for the last 12 months?

God DAMN but you have to wonder about the cognitive function of some people!

[Runningdawg]

8. No worries

I am sure MX will reimburse them for their land.