Jimbo1337 said:
Fine, then tell me. |
How effective do you think the wall will be in preventing people from coming in? Some people might argue it would be very effective and make comparisons to other countries with walls and their statistics. However, one thing to keep in mind is that, in conjunction with this wall, there are a number of other things you have to take into consideration.
How badly do you think they want to get in? Even with a wall, people will find a way. The border is also very long, even if you do manage to build the wall, who is going to be patrolling it? People could just get around/over it if no one is watching. That costs money too (which the wall will undoubtedly cost much of). There really isn't any way to effectively make Mexico pay for it unless you think they think they will get something out of it. That, or you coerce them, making relations between a country you border more tense. Because that's what the United States needs right now, right?
The wall is also dumb if you take into consideration all the other things he wants to do. Cut taxes, take many actions that would end up costing money (bombing ISIS, deporting, etc.), keeping the 3 biggest items on the federal budget around, and it goes on and on.
