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>If you really think about it. We only need this wall because of Mexico, so why should we pay if we dont have to? If you really think about it, we don't need t
by yolesaber 10y ago
>If you really think about it. We only need this wall because of Mexico, so why should we pay if we dont have to?
If you really think about it, we don't need the wall at all because people will just dig holes underneath it, like they have with all the other walls and fencing we have built.
1,954 miles is a long way to go - https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/best-of-luck-with-the-wall/ https://theintercept.com/2016/10/18/best-of-luck-with-the-wa...
- Zpalmtree 10y agoIsrael built a 245 mile wall. Illegal immigration dropped from 9570 to 34 over the same time period. Obviously it won't be foolproof, but that's pretty good.
- finid 10y agoI'm willing to bet that most of the money used to build that 245-mile wall came from the US (via aids). Perhaps Trump should ask Israel for help in building his wall.
- davemel37 10y ago>Perhaps Trump should ask Israel for help in building his wall. I'm sure he will ask them for engineering help and guidance.
- cnnsucks 10y agoIndeed. And I'm sure they'll be happy to provide both. That's what allies are supposed to do. Sure will be a nice change from the past eight years of barely contained hostility.
- josho 10y agoThe problem with your argument is that it presumes that a border can't be protected. As far as I could discover in my brief searches for information during the election, the border is fairly secure. So, really the wall is more of a symbol than actual border security. Sadly, it's a symbol that resonates with a disturbingly large percent of the population.
- brandon272 10y agoWhat stops Mexicans from just going through regular border crossings and never leaving?