Eyeing the wall: Trump team surveys Texas for building spots

Donald Trump's people are surveying the border

Click through to see images of the border being patrolled and the current security. In advance of taking office in January, Donald Trump's transition team has people surveying the Texas-Mexico border for places to build a wall. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, says while some areas don't want the structure, they're being told to submit ideas anyway. less Donald Trump's people are surveying the border

In advance of taking office in January, Donald Trump's transition team has people surveying the Texas-Mexico border for places to build a wall. U.S. Rep. Henry ... more Photo: The Southern Documentary Project Photo: The Southern Documentary Project Image 1 of / 98 Caption Close Eyeing the wall: Trump team surveys Texas for building spots 1 / 98 Back to Gallery

In a sort of measuring the drapes before moving in moment, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has been looking closely at the Texas-Mexico border in an effort to figure out where and how to build a wall.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, told the McAllen Monitor that Trump's people have asked Customs and Border Patrol offices along the border for recommendations on where a wall could go.

While some weren't so receptive to the idea - Cuellar said agents in Laredo flat out said "no" to a wall - they're being pressed anyway.

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“But, nevertheless, they said ‘No, that’s not good enough, come back and tell us where we ought to put fence, wall, structure, whatever you want to call it',” Cuellar told the newspaper.

The idea of a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico was a central piece of Trump's presidential campaign. Trump pledged to make Mexico foot the bill for the wall, but never provided specifics on how collecting for the construction would work.

And, at least one outspoken proponent of tight immigration rules - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott - has taken issue with where the wall might stretch.

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Abbott has said he doesn't wan't a large wall pushing through Big Bend National Park, which abuts the border.

So, how a wall would work remains to be seen. But for now, a month before they officially move in to the White House, Trump's people are measuring the drapes, trying to get a feel for a new wall.