Smart Wall or Surveillance State | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

The U.S. is racing to build a high-tech “smart wall” along the Mexico border—complete with 30-foot steel fencing, AI-driven surveillance towers, and underground sensors—despite record-low crossings. While officials tout it as a smarter, more efficient security upgrade, critics warn it’s militarizing the border, invading privacy, and forcing migrants into riskier paths. With billions spent and construction speeding at six miles a week, watchdogs question the cost, effectiveness, and ethics of turning the border into a massive surveillance state—especially as projects encroach on national parks…