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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: mel221 who wrote (80970)7/2/2018 8:01:08 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 360040
 
Except that it won't. At this point in time, probably most illegal immigrants arrive by plane and overstay their visa. Even if it hasn't reached that point, a significant fraction come in that way. No wall will stop them. Plus, it is unlikely any wall, especially the ones that are actually fences, will stop everyone. A significant fraction of the ones who come in from Mexico come through existing checkpoints.

So a wall won't stop illegal immigration. The hundreds of billions it would cost to build is better spent on other things.

And the idea that it would improve the lives of all Americans is, at best, questionable.
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