In 2015 U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump issued a proposal to build a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. The wall would extend along the 1,900 mile border and would prevent illegal goods and people from entering the U.S. In 2013 the Government Accountability Office reported that the border patrol had intercepted 61% of individuals who had attempted to cross the border that year. Analysts say that building a wall along the entire border is impossible since it parts of it contain rocky, uneven terrain. Proponents argue that the wall will cut down on the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the U.S. Opponents argue that the wall is impossible to build and illegal immigration into the U.S. has declined significantly since the 2008 financial crisis.
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@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
Yes, but strengthen the border patrol and expect the wall to be only a last or first resort tactic and that it will not be a permanent solution.
@8CTSKW85yrs5Y
I don’t really care what happens along the southern border
@8FLGY5K3yrs3Y
No, but let border states manage their own border security
@8HWL6764yrs4Y
build where high traffic is
@8LBRM8F4yrs4Y
No, because people will find a way around the wall. There should be better provided assistance to the immigrants who cross the border in regards to documents and living in the US. Background checks and psychological interviews.
@8RB2K9D4yrs4Y
Yes, but make it a high-tech surveillance barrier instead of a physical one, and slightly increase military presence.
@8SC4TR54yrs4Y
Fix the economic situation at Mexico instead of wasting money on a wall that people would find a way to get over.
@8TKFNNS4yrs4Y
YES and mexico and the other countrys need to pay it deport criminals that have a history of crimes of all kinds that are againest the LAW and let the legal Immgrants come in just like any othef country with legal travel documents.
@8W6629X4yrs4Y
Yes, because we need a way to keep illegal immigrants out. It's unfair to those who make it here legally, and everyone who moves here needs to learn to embrace the American Life, and immigrants can learn when they take the test that makes them American Citizens.
@thomasjj03yrs3Y
@ThomasJ4763yrs3Y
Work with Mexico to help stop the illegal migration. Let in asylum seekers and refugees. Declare war on the cartels.
@92S34SB3yrs3Y
Yes, but I would prefer if we had military presence instead, however it would be a good idea if we took military presence and mixed it with a sturdy wall and mixed it with a high-tech surveillance barrier just for extra protection and give the military high quality weapons to combat illegal immigrants.
@92S34SB3yrs3Y
Yes, but I would prefer if we had military presence instead, however it would be a good idea if we took military presence and mixed it with a high-tech surveillance barrier just for extra protection and give the military high quality weapons to combat illegal immigrants.
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