It was supposed to be 14 feet high and topped with razor wire. It was also supposed to send a message to Washington that if the government wouldn't seal off the southern border, volunteers could.
Almost two years later, the reality is a five-strand barbed-wire barrier that ranchers dismiss as a mere cattle fence.
The fence to help stop illegal immigration was the dream of Chris Simcox, the founder and president of the Minuteman Defense Corps. 
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