(05-30-2018, 05:54 PM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(05-30-2018, 10:55 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: Trump has a better record in keeping his campaign promises than any other recent POTUS, and unlike Obama Trump didn't have a filibuster-proof Senate in his first year. Funding for The Wall has to be approved in congress. He has done pretty-much everything that doesn't require a 60 vote Senate majority (and a few things that left wing activist judges stopped).

A physical wall will deter about 90% of the illegal crossings. It slows things down enough for the Border Patrol to respond to any invasion, and most foreigners who plan to cross the border illegally will not even try once the wall is built. Of course it will need to be continuously monitored, but cameras are cheap these days and software to detect activity means that the monitoring won't require a lot of manpower.

It won't stop those who fail to return after receiving an entry visa, and there need to be other methods in place (such as E-verify) for that. But even a 50% decrease overall in illegal entry is worth the cost of a wall.

I've seen major roadwork completed in 9 months when funding was limited to one fiscal year.

Curious where you get that number from. Because I've seen reports showing it won't do much at all.