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Americans who live near border say Trump’s wall is unwelcome
PBS ^ | 11/22/16 | Frank Bajak

Posted on 11/22/2016 4:29:47 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1

LOS EBANOS, Texas — All along the winding Rio Grande, the people who live in this bustling, fertile region where the U.S. border meets the Gulf of Mexico never quite understood how Donald Trump’s great wall could ever be much more than campaign rhetoric.

Erecting a concrete barrier across the entire 1,954-mile frontier with Mexico, they know, collides head-on with multiple realities: the geology of the river valley, fierce local resistance and the immense cost.

RELATED LINKS Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, could influence immigration policy Trump supporter pitches hard-line immigration plan for Homeland Security What we know about Trump’s plan of action An electronically fortified “virtual wall” with surveillance technology that includes night-and-day video cameras, tethered observation balloons and high-flying drones makes a lot more sense to people here. It’s already in wide use and expanding.

If a 30- to 40-foot concrete wall is a panacea for illegal immigration, as Trump insisted during the campaign, the locals are not convinced. And few were surprised when the president-elect seemed to soften his position five days after the election, saying that the wall could include some fencing.

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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

"Americans who live near border say Trump's wall is unwelcome" ... how many? Ten? Whatever. It's PBS ... zero credibility.


21 posted on 11/22/2016 4:40:31 PM PST by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Immense cost? I've heard 17 billion to build it, I say triple that and and a few billion call is 60 billion with a billion a year maintenance fee.

I've seen government studies say California alone spends 25 Billion a year dealing with illegal immigration. One study says 113 Billion a year nation wide.

Build the wall spend a billion on maintenance and another 2 billion paying young men and women who are wrmed to the teeth to guard the wall and who have no sense of humor whatsoever when dealing with criminals trying to breach the wall and you will end up saving billions a year.

22 posted on 11/22/2016 4:41:52 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Here is my suggestion: I think an electrified fence, something on the order of the one used to deter the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, might do the trick.
23 posted on 11/22/2016 4:41:59 PM PST by scottiemom (As a retired Texas public school teacher, I highly recommend private school.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Build the wall. The hell with those that object. Near sighted fools just don't get it. We have over 40 million of illegals and they a choking America.
24 posted on 11/22/2016 4:42:48 PM PST by Logical me
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To: Professional
I hope he does, they don't deserve a penny
25 posted on 11/22/2016 4:42:59 PM PST by Fungi
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Since this is from PBS, just consider it as BS...do not bother reading the propaganda article


26 posted on 11/22/2016 4:43:37 PM PST by Stayfree (GO TRUMP...CRUSH THE LEFT...LOCK HER UP...DRAIN THE SWAMP...ALL OF THEM!)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Says who. . .Illegal Americans?


27 posted on 11/22/2016 4:43:48 PM PST by Maudeen (No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

“Americans who live near border say Trump’s wall is unwelcome”

Tough turkey.


28 posted on 11/22/2016 4:44:16 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Stayfree

PBS-Strictly the truth.


29 posted on 11/22/2016 4:45:08 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
No more peaceful unobstructed view of the placid Rio Grande

Well, of course we'll have to keep the river. There's no logic in giving it to Mexico. Think of it as a penalty against them for friggin' with us all this time.

We could even move the channel if we had to.

30 posted on 11/22/2016 4:45:46 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
The Trump Effect continues!

Sudddenly, PBS cares what Americans think.

31 posted on 11/22/2016 4:46:12 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
Here's my prediction:

Trump will negotiate with Mexico to build a wall about 10-20 miles south of the existing border, and another straight, diagonal line from the point where El Paso is to the Gulf.

The cities along the border (Tijuana, Mexicali, Cuidad Juarez, etc) would be disbanded and become part of U.S. federal territory.

In exchange, Mexico would receive about $50 billion in payment, which would cover the wall, the disbanded cities, and for returning illegal aliens to relocate. Also, Trump may throw in that all Mexican citizens are eligible for 2-week visas per year.

Having this border buffer zone does 3 things:

(1) It facilitates trade and commerce more efficiently, as there would be checkpoint/roads that only trade can come across

(2) It would immediately shut down the drug cartels and coyotes, as they would now have to get past this border zone which would be occupied by federal agents or even U.S. military bases.

(3) It would leave existing private lands along the border alone (Personally, I can't see a wall being built along the Rio Grande. It's just too tacky).

32 posted on 11/22/2016 4:46:18 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy is the backup QB to a dictatorship)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Probably the human traffickers and drug dealers.


33 posted on 11/22/2016 4:46:53 PM PST by McGruff (Suck it up snowflakes.)
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To: Fungi

+1.
National Panhandler Radio and Please Buy Something are liberal cesspools needing immediate defunding.


34 posted on 11/22/2016 4:47:11 PM PST by Carriage Hill ( Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Since this is PBS it isn’t worth much.


35 posted on 11/22/2016 4:49:25 PM PST by stevem
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Strange. I keep reading contrary reports.
People WANT THE WALL! People DON’T WANT THE WALL!

Build it in the sections where people want it. Those without the wall will then demand the wall when they are overrun simply because there is no wall there.


36 posted on 11/22/2016 4:50:11 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: VanDeKoik

“Erecting a concrete barrier across the entire 1,954-mile frontier with Mexico, they know, collides head-on with multiple realities: the geology of the river valley, fierce local resistance and the immense “

For one, the wall has been budgeted and paid for. For another, the design has already been done, environmental studies done, when the wall is built where will the labor come from and what is the logistics to feed and house them. The only thing that probably hasn’t been fully vetted yet Is the prime contractor, the subs and the newer technology that has hit the market since the plans were first drawn up.


37 posted on 11/22/2016 4:50:37 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever.)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

Yeah, those living near the border on the Mexican side probably hate the idea.


38 posted on 11/22/2016 4:53:39 PM PST by IronJack
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

I live on the border and can’t wait for the wall.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2016/10/18/2-suspected-isis-recruits-heading-el-paso-arrested/92378772/


39 posted on 11/22/2016 4:53:44 PM PST by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1
A few months ago Esquire Magazine sent a liberal reporter to travel along the border and ask US residents what that thought had to be done to fix the immigration problem. To the reporters surprise the majority said Build A Wall
Now PBS tells us otherwise.
It was covered on Morning Joe:
LINK
40 posted on 11/22/2016 4:54:46 PM PST by BansheeBill
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