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Do you have a fence around your yard? Are you against those too?
Honestly, you are better off asking the Mongols, does having a wall deter you from invading China?
I am fine with having a wall as long as the following holds true:
- my hard-earned money isn't used to build it
- our military isn't forced to build it
- we can successfully get the land needed w/o incurring ridiculous amount in legal costs
- nobody dies or suffers from the wall being built (eg. those who must give up their land/property near the wall are compensated fairly)
I’ve seen a lot of excuses for not wanting the wall is the price tag. They say it’s a waste of tax payer money. Fair enough. But what if money or your taxes weren’t an issue and it was paid for by somebody else? Would you support it? Or would you still be against it because the more illegals, the better?
You mean like, if we already had a wall, totally paid for, would you want to tear it down?
I still wouldn't support it either for many reasons already discussed.
You can cut through reinforced concrete using a simple benzene torch and a battery powered saw with a diamond tipped blade. Bolt cutters will cut through rebar.
You can climb over it using ropes and anchors.
You can tunnel under it.
Most illegals come here through ports of entries and overstay their visas anyway.
It won't do anything to stop asylum seekers.
And possibly most importantly, it will infringe on many people and organization's private property rights through the use of emanate domain.
I feel like the wall was always more of a symbol than any practical means of stopping illegal immigration.
I would still be against it because it's ugly and unnecessary. All the other more effective remedies are still available and will work better anyway. Remedies that don't include building walls between ourselves and our neighbors.
That's what those against the Israeli border wall said, too. But, thankfully, Israeli politicians went ahead and built that country's wall. The country is much, much better off and safer for the wall.
Here's a simple reason we shouldn't have a wall: walls don't work. They fail far more often than they succeed. Remember the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall? The point is, we are remembering them instead of seeing them now, because they failed, as did many other walls in the past. Diplomacy is a more successful strategy than division, especially division via physical structures.
I’ve seen a lot of excuses for not wanting the wall is the price tag. They say it’s a waste of tax payer money. Fair enough. But what if money or your taxes weren’t an issue and it was paid for by somebody else? Would you support it? In areas where a strong barrier is logistically feasible and helpful -- YES even better if it were part of a comprehensive immigration policy
Or would you still be against it because the more illegals, the better?
If we expelled all violent criminals and granted legal status to all hard working migrants would we need a wall?
I’ve seen a lot of excuses for not wanting the wall is the price tag. They say it’s a waste of tax payer money. Fair enough. But what if money or your taxes weren’t an issue and it was paid for by somebody else? Would you support it? Or would you still be against it because the more illegals, the better?
If money is not an issue then I do not care.
A waste of someone else's money.
We need to enforce the laws on the books against those that hire illegals if we want to be serious about putting a stop to illegals coming here.
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