U.s. border wall

Joe Biden has faced criticism from both sides of the political spectrum for approving a small section of wall along the United States-Mexico border while continuing to emphatically deny that such barriers stop the flow of undocumented migrants that has continued to grow.

When asked if he thought a border wall worked—having said during the 2020 election that "not another foot of wall would be constructed" under his watch—the president, sitting in the Oval Office on Thursday, responded with a flat: "No."

The Biden administration argues that the money for the wall had been appropriated in 2019 before he took office, and its appropriation required the funding to be used and construction completed in 2023.

Biden said he attempted to get the funding redirected, but Congress refused.

"The money was appropriated for the border wall," Biden said. "I can't stop that."

But his administration's decision to waive 23 federal laws to allow the section of border wall appeared as a concession to Republicans, who have called for enhanced measures to stem the tide of migrants makin

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