Government wants land for border fence ; landowners refuse . The government is now trying to force the issue by threatening legal action against those who don't want a fence. This week , the Justice Department began legal action against landowners and municipalities who have refused to give government surveyors access to their land . Eloisa Tamez says her property has been in her family since 1767 . Border town mayor calls the fence `` a multibillion-dollar speed bump ''
Government wants land for border fence ; landowners refuse . The government is now trying to force the issue by threatening legal action against those who don't want a fence. Eloisa Tamez says her property has been in her family since 1767 . Border town mayor calls the fence `` a multibillion-dollar speed bump ''