Does Texas support the border wall? (Houston, El Paso: live, prices, legal)

[Trainwreck20]

Originally Posted by Pruzhany

New link as your link requires subscription: IDF uncovers Hamas tunnel stretching from Gaza into Israel - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post

I strongly doubt the drug cartels is going to waste their money and time build a multi-million dollar tunnel of that sort. Also keep in mind that Hamas uses child labor to dig those tunnels. Mexicans will not give up their children as Palestinians do and have Martyr parades when they die. Also digging in compacted sand is much easier than digging in soil that has a moisture level.

Every years, various tunnels are discovered and closed. Seems it is lucrative enough to do.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by Trainwreck20

Every years, various tunnels are discovered and closed. Seems it is lucrative enough to do.

This, exactly. Millions in order to make billions? Seems like a pretty decent ROI.

[LiveUrban]

Another Texan checking in. I am against the wall as are most of my liberal and conservative friends alike. It won't be good for the Texan economy in addition to a plethora of other reasons why it's unnecessary.

[tcualum]

Originally Posted by Pruzhany

New link as your link requires subscription: IDF uncovers Hamas tunnel stretching from Gaza into Israel - Arab-Israeli Conflict - Jerusalem Post

I strongly doubt the drug cartels is going to waste their money and time build a multi-million dollar tunnel of that sort. Also keep in mind that Hamas uses child labor to dig those tunnels. Mexicans will not give up their children as Palestinians do and have Martyr parades when they die. Also digging in compacted sand is much easier than digging in soil that has a moisture level.

You obviously didn't do your research before you posted.

Drug tunnel equipped with lights, ventilation discovered at US-Mexico border

I also found this interesting: Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarine I wonder how Trump's wall will stop that.

I'll end my post with this fun fact from history: The Great Wall of China didn't stop the Mongol invasion.

[marcopolo2000]

wasteful spending

[TheOverdog]

Wasteful spending and plenty of Texans own land that crosses the border, so they would have to give up land to Mexico in order to build a totally secure border wall.

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by tcualum

You obviously didn't do your research before you posted.

Drug tunnel equipped with lights, ventilation discovered at US-Mexico border

I also found this interesting: Inside Seized Drug-Smuggling Submarine I wonder how Trump's wall will stop that.

I'll end my post with this fun fact from history: The Great Wall of China didn't stop the Mongol invasion.

No, I did. As stated in a similar thread to this one. The US would need to create a buffer zone upwards of two miles wide in addition to the barrier as the Egyptians did within the past few years to keep out the Palestinians. As to your submarine link, it may have worked fine in the rivers of Columbia back in 2009 but their design would have never worked in open sea (or did you not read your own link?). Barriers are a deterrence that dramatically cuts down the amount of incidents. None bring it down to "0". To be more effective the Posse Comitatus Act will need to be amended.

[hornraider]

I don't support the Wall... Nothing but a political ploy.


BTW, it won't do a damn thing to prevent the flow of drugs into the country. Does anyone really think that a drug lord with millions of dollars invested into his product, is going to stuff it into backpacks for poor Central Americans to carry around the checkpoints and just hope they don't get caught? The dope will continue to arrive in trucks/trains packaged in very creative and innovative ways. Drug dealers are very wealthy, and they spend lots of $ on pay-offs and insurances, not leaving their business to chance. People need to stop drinking the Trump kool-aide.

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by cBach

The border between Texas and Mexico is the Rio Grande. Don't expect any building to occur here.

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Floating wall?,

doubt it.

ENTIRE wall is not gonna happen.

so get on with life (life happens and bigger fish to fry).

Some areas need better security,

We have the technology for security, but we would need LABOR to build a wall. (We do not have that, just a lot of 'flapping' from all players.)

The wind will die down (storms brewing elsewhere)

Certainly is a good time to evaluate immigration

There are LOTS of holes in the existing establishment.
Maybe they can uncover a BIG hole!

[ctk0p7]

A wall in dense urban areas is a great idea, and most of that is already in place. Some additional fencing in less dense populated cities/towns would be ok too. But the idea of a wall/fence in remote areas of the border is just foolish as there are plenty of ways to get over, through or under a fence. Electronic surveillance would be the best, least expensive option. A much better use of resources would be to spend some of that money to drastically cut into the U.S. drug addiction problem, and to legalize some drugs such as marijuana. Our country's demand for drugs has ravaged our neighbor to the south with crime and violence, but not too many people think about that. Also if you want to stop illegals coming here to work, then work to stop American's from hiring them....cut the demand out. It's always easy to point the finger at Mexico, but we would be wise to fix our issues that are causing the problem to begin with. I'm sick of the nasty political rhetoric about the wall.