Border fence in Goldwater Range
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Arizona Daily Star columnist Tim Steller questions the necessity of a vehicle barrier in the Arizona-Mexico border that backs up against mountains that are impassable for vehicles to the south.
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Columnist Tim Steller shows how certain stretches of fence make no sense.
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