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If cost is the main issue for libs, how about just concertina wire and land mines? That would be a lot cheaper and was certainly a "deterrant" on the western front in WW1.
You could do the job for a lower price, which should make all the dems very happy. In addition, you could move the gunnery ranges for the different services to areas right along the border, which would add an additional deterrant.
I've seen a lot of proposals for what we could use instead of a wall but I'm wondering why something that would be effective instead of a wall wouldn't be even more effective if it was used along with a wall?
Most people agree that The Wall will do little to stem the tide of asylum seekers. They turn themselves in and are processed into America, with a court date set. In fact, the cartels who transport those people just drop them off at the border and tell them to wait to be picked up. Listen to this.
It will prevent the entry of a lot of drugs. Those people do not want to get caught.
The asylum seekers were encouraged by Obama when he agreed to take children. Congress, and only congress, can fix that situation. I don't think they will, but they could by changing immigration law.
Dems know the solution, but they didn't pass the law when they could, and now they can't. So they stand on the sidelines yelling, "All ya gotta do is .......! That would fix it!"
Arrests are down because people declare asylum. They are no longer arrested. People who run from the border patrol are arrested, people who run to the Border Patrol are not. So Dems use the statistical anomaly to pretend there is no problem.
Build The Wall. Then reform the system.
Anyone who crosses the border illegally is arrested and charged regardless if they are claiming asylum.
Legalize drugs and call to an end to the drug war. That in itself should save the tax payers a lot of money. I really think this is the root of all the problems. America's drug addiction, in addition to it being illegal, has been the reason many of the countries south of our border has turned into a drug cartel haven.
Start arresting and imprisoning those who hire and house illegals. Illegals won't stay here if they can't work here. Also, need to do an investigation/revamp how people get welfare. It's not right someone can just come here and get benefits without even paying into the system, but yet someone whose entire generation started this country can't get anything but a measly WIC check. I know Haitians who came here, get work immediately at Publix, and then their kids who have been here for only 5 years, get free college. But yet, a Cuban American family who has been here since before JFK was elected president, paid their taxes all these decades, and yet can't seem to get any kind of grant or scholarship to any college, nor do they get any welfare. Stuff like this needs to stop, NOW!
I also think it might be a good idea to restrict the voting eligibility of immigrants. Have to be a child of natural born American citizens in order to be able to vote, or at the very least, if you are an immigrant wanting to become a legalized American citizen, then you have to be on a probation period of 10 years before you can qualify to vote or own a gun. I think doing this will show the true colors of the democrat party. If they can't use you anymore to further their globalization goal, then they will throw you under the bus. Just watch.
Legalize drugs and call to an end to the drug war. That in itself should save the tax payers a lot of money. I really think this is the root of all the problems. America's drug addiction, in addition to it being illegal, has been the reason many of the countries south of our border has turned into a drug cartel haven.
Start arresting and imprisoning those who hire and house illegals. Illegals won't stay here if they can't work here. Also, need to do an investigation/revamp how people get welfare. It's not right someone can just come here and get benefits without even paying into the system, but yet someone whose entire generation started this country can't get anything but a measly WIC check. I know Haitians who came here, get work immediately at Publix, and then their kids who have been here for only 5 years, get free college. But yet, a Cuban American family who has been here since before JFK was elected president, paid their taxes all these decades, and yet can't seem to get any kind of grant or scholarship to any college, nor do they get any welfare. Stuff like this needs to stop, NOW!
I also think it might be a good idea to restrict the voting eligibility of immigrants. Have to be a child of natural born American citizens in order to be able to vote, or at the very least, if you are an immigrant wanting to become a legalized American citizen, then you have to be on a probation period of 10 years before you can qualify to vote or own a gun. I think doing this will show the true colors of the democrat party. If they can't use you anymore to further their globalization goal, then they will throw you under the bus. Just watch.
Why does any of the above have to be an alternative to the wall? Criminals and terrorists aren't seeking any of the above. Good physical barriers should be a part of the solution along with other methods to deter illegal immigration.
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