The wildlife refuge, located along the banks of the Rio Grande, will be one of the first construction sites for the border wall if Congress approves funding. Unlike private land along the border, which the government would need to use eminent domain to acquire, the 2, 088-acre preserve is an easy target. Which role in the economy is the government practicing?

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“The wildlife refuge, located along the banks of the Rio Grande, will be one of the first construction sites for the border wall if Congress approves funding. Unlike private land along the border, which the government would need to use eminent domain to acquire, the 2, 088-acre preserve is an easy target.” Which role in the economy is the government practicing?

A	Protecting property rights
B	Maintaining competition
C	Protecting consumers, savers, and investors
D	Protecting workers

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rio Grande serves as the border here. “The Rio Grande is a natural border, has been since 1848, and the ties between cities and towns on either side are strong, ” CNN’s Gregory Krieg reported.

Detailed explanation-3: -Imperiled species living in the borderlands include the jaguar, ocelot, Sonoran pronghorn, Mexican gray wolf, Peninsular bighorn sheep, and subspecies of ferruginous pygmy-owl found nowhere else in the United States. Their survival depends on connected habitat extending southward into Mexico.

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