A bunch [or some] people are killed at the Isreal wall every year? Imagine if they didn't have one. The crazy knife attackers would have no barrier to cross to get over there and do their 'business'. The cost of the US wall will be taken out of Mexican trade and aid monies. We will still have Border Patrol to get the ones that do figure out a way over or under. Tunnels have to end in the US to work. People around the world do not have a right to immigrate to the US. US citizens do have a right to know who is allowed in and what they intend to do when they are here. We legally let in more than a million a year every year. Most of these people have waited in line and have learned English and are ready to be a productive taxpayer contributing to the melting pot we have here. Most of the illegal border crossers are illiterate and have no job skill we need. And by illiterate I mean they can't even read Dr Suess books like most 1st graders can. There is no incentive for them to melt in as we allow and actually help them by having Spanish TV, radio, literature at Gov offices, and every other business with the dual language signage and workers available. Why learn English when you can get by with help from the taxpayer? US citizens are at the breaking point now with our officials who allow [and in the Dem case, promote] illegal immigration. I hope They start the wall building the next week after the new Prez takes office.

You said exacty 'IT' at the end... they aren't Americans, they are Mexicans[and alot of others too]. Why is wanting Americans in America bigoted?

It's moronic, serves no purpose and there is no valid way to defend it.

I believe you and every democrat are the ones out of touch.  An illegal immigrant comes into a job opportunity with a social security number from a deceased American citizen.  The employer hires this illegal immigrant and fires the legal American citizen because he realizes that he can pay the illegal immigrant less money.  An intelligent person would notice that this is Identity Theft/Identy Fraud according to the Department of Justice.  What does Obama do?  He says that since the illegal immigrant paid into social security using a fraudulent social security number, then he is elligible for social security benefits.

This is just one of the moronic things stated in Obama's Congressional Research Service memorandum back in 2014 and can be read here:

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43798.pdf

If an American citizen stole and used someones social security number, they would be in jail and classified as a criminal.  When an illegal immigrant (criminal by definition) does it, they get a free pass and are given more at the American citizen's expense.

Every employer who hired an illegal immigrant should get a hefty fine to deter future employees from hiring illegals in the future.  Every illegal immigrant should also pay a fine and for the taxes that they never paid.  Doing so will give them a path to legalization if they have no criminal record.  The refusal of citizenship for illegal immigrants is imperative to discourage future illegal immigrants from coming into this country.

You mention that only "some towns that border Mexico are quite violent".  Are those people not important enough to build a wall and protect them.  Isn't that the presidents top priority: to protect the American people?

It amazes me how democrats put illegal immigrants (criminals) before American citizens who follow the laws of the land.  Oh I am sorry Kate Steinle, the democrats didn't care that you followed the laws of the land.  Instead they favored a man who was deported 5 times and then decided to kill you in a city that harbors and protects criminals.

What happened to the idea of the HUMAN RACE? What happened to the novel concept of taking care of humans in need? These people, most of them live in squalor. The want to come to the land of "opportunity" to work and raise a family. That's it. They want to come here, work, pay taxes, abide laws, buy a house and raise a family. And people want THEM go leave? It makes no logical sense. 

The only reason the majority of people want a wall, or to send them away is bigotry and fear. 

$10 billion is a massive cost ? 

Fuel extremism ? It's called having national security ... 

I haven't shown ignorance, you've shown naivety. Having lived in America is also very different from living on the Mexican/American border. In a perfect world, Mexico would have already fixed itself. Instead, the borders are flooded with traffic heavily favoring one direction.

But of course, continue believing we're still in a diplomacy stage. Continue believing that just because it isn't on the level of Saddam's regime that it's not tyrany. Cruel and/or oppressive government rule. The fact that is not really the government, but the cartel speaks volumes. Feel free to ignore it, though, all in the name of hugs, candy, and rainbows. Maybe we can live in harmony with the cartel, right? 

The truth is a wall is really there to satisfy low I.Q. racists and even Trump himself knows it'll never get built, it's just something that's pushing him to win Republican votes, he has an easy out if he's ever president in saying "well don't blame me, the Democrats/Mexican government/my own party blocked it" when it never gets built.

Illegal Immigrants only cost the US 1.5% of its yearly spending ... that's a drop in the bucket, they are not some massive "financial drain" if you took them out of the equation you could build a couple more stealth bombers. Whoopity doo.

The way people talk you would think they are like 10-20% of the US budget, not even close, it really just boils down to good ol' fashioned racism at its core.

Reform the immigration entirely. Legalize those who are already in the US aside from the tiny fraction that are actual violent criminals. Most Mexicans in the US are just hard working regular family folk who quite frankly are willing to work harder than many lazy Americans. Legalize them and get them paying more taxes to contribute to the tax pool moreso, they pay a "fine" of higher taxes over the next 5-8 years as a "penalty". 

In general IMO the US should allow more immigrants too provided they are willing to pay higher taxes for the first 5-10 years. Trump's own freaking wife Melania didn't have US citizenship for like 10+ years. If a guy who is a billionaire can't get legal citizenship for his wife what chances does a regular joe have? Allow people who are willing to pay to become citizens faster. The way the system is set up now is just encouraging people entering illegal, give a legal pathway but one in which the government profits. 

Sure.  A wall is a last resort.  That's why nothing has been done about this.  Thank you for not saying I hate immigrants just because I want people to come legally.  Hate how this argument normally turns into that.

Either build a wall to keep illegals out, or use our armed forces to fix mexicos problems so they dont have a need to flee their country. I'm fine with either one