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 Originally Posted by TheSpoonald
Even the leftiest lefty wouldn't believe the "too expensive" argument.
I've heard them say the same thing. There's better and more effective ways to police the border.
Originally Posted by TheSpoonald
Illegal immigrants cost our economy $116B a year. $20B for a wall is a no-brainer.
Seems impossible to quantify this precisely, and in any case having a wall isn't going to stop illegal immigration dead in its tracks.
Originally Posted by TheSpoonald
Walls work. Don't even try to argue that they don't. They do.
Sure they work better than an empty space. Doesn't mean they're the best/only solution.
Originally Posted by TheSpoonald
Diversion. 60+ thousand people a month are showing up at the border with no visa. That's a humongous problem by itself. If more immigrants are getting in other ways...that's a separate problem.
Are they showing up in the desert or at a point of entry? 'Cause I don't think a wall in the desert is going to change that.
Originally Posted by TheSpoonald
What we do know is that fentnyl deaths have caused life expectancy in the US to decline for the first time in almost a century. So the drugs are getting in. Period.
That's terrible. But, do you imagine people are carrying bags of drugs across the desert border by mule? Or, are they using boats and planes and things that actually make sense if you're trying to traffic large quantities of drugs? How tall is that wall going to be?
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