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MalabarJag · 07-10-2017, 11:04 AM

(07-10-2017, 10:26 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:
(07-10-2017, 10:15 AM)MalabarJag Wrote:
No, because Trump won't always be president.

Well, actually this reportedly reverse flow of Mexicans was being reported long before Trump declared for the Presidency.

http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/11/19/mo...o-the-u-s/

Actually, the fact that Trump won't always be President is probably another good reason not to build it. Who's to say the next President won't tear it down or just refuse to maintain it? The wall is a Trump policy, not a Republican policy or a Democrat policy. The next President won't have the obligation to maintain the wall because he or she won't have made it a campaign promise.

It's 12 billion dollars or more down the drain. I think it's time we just admit it, and stop supporting such a stupid idea.

Many Mexicans moved back because of the economic collapse. I don't think that's a wise policy to pursue in the future. Since 2009 we have not been getting many people looking for work in the US, but the flow of criminals, terrorists, and those looking for handouts has not abated. Over 50% of non-citizens in the US are receiving some form of welfare, and over 70% of Mexican and South and Central American immigrants (not broken down between legal and illegal).

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And while the flow of Mexicans has been negative, the flow of invaders from other Central and South American countries took up some of the slack. The wall is to reduce the illegal border crossing in general, not just Mexicans. A wall wouldn't stop everyone, but it should stop over 50% of the illegal crossings. Would you oppose the federal government spending $12B on a cancer cure because it only had a 50% cure rate?

Future presidents would take a lot of heat from the general public if they tried to tear down the wall or failed to maintain it. Maybe you haven't noticed, but support for illegal immigration by the Dems is a major factor in their party holding only about 1/3 of the state and federal elective offices.

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