3 Eminent Domain Cost Drivers for Texas border wall

• The route does not follow the river, is a straight line and makes 1000s of acres unusable
• Unwilling Landowner Litigation the route makes it necessary to take more land from 100s of unwilling landowners
• Religious land taking a historic Catholic mission will set up a lengthy legal fight over the 1st amendment freedom religion rights of the church vs. the government’s 5th amendment aility to use the power of eminent domain

The Monitor | EDITORIAL: Holy war: Government should reconsider planned seizure of church land