[finnman69]

FYI

the Israeli fence is costing $2 million per kilometer.
http://www.peacenow.org/briefs.asp?rid=&cid=187


2000 miles of US-Mexico Border = approx 3219km x $2 million per kilometer = $6.438 billion construction costs assuming you need to build the fence the entire length. That figure does not include an obvious discounting for the sheer volume of work involved.

[finnman69]

How do you say " no entrty" or the best spanish equivalent in spanish?

[vrwc0915]

6.4 billion is chump change, I would guess that we loose that in one year alone just in "free" medical care given to illegal immigrants

[FBD]

"2000 miles of US-Mexico Border = approx 3219km x $2 million per kilometer = $6.438 billion construction costs assuming you need to build the fence the entire length. That figure does not include an obvious discounting for the sheer volume of work involved."

-dennisw has a more accurate cost of a border wall/fence.
(As much as 10 billion)

Due to the terrain along the Mexican border, the cost would probably be higher then Israels 2 million per kilometer. Some areas of the Israeli fence cost as much as 4 million per kilometer.
Nevertheless, even at 10 billion, it would still be worth the cost.

But the argument of chain link vs concrete wall? Anything would be better then what we have at present:

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[bayourod]

The Israeli fence works for their purposes because they are not trying to keep out migrant workers. It takes about one day to get a workers permit to allow a person to cross back and forth.

Some areas have gates that are guarded by cameras and biometric locks. Certain farmers can use these gates at will.

We have been building a fence far better than the Israeli fence. It has cost about $5 Billion and is almost complete. Don't bother looking for it, it's invisible. (Hint: do a FR search for "fence")

[BIRDS]

At this point, the immense costs to construct, implement and maintain a border "fence" (barricade of whatever sort is effective to stem illegal aliens entering the country from anywhere, South Border entirely to begin with), is outweighed by the greater immense costs to deal with the problems created by illegal immigration, particularly from the South.

Someone could try to run the numbers for the past twenty years as to healthcare, housing, crime, prisons, lawyers, court costs all, law enforcement, forged economic deals all, litter...all of it, all the resulting costs to the U.S. caused by illegal aliens in the country, and I AM SURE those costs would be MUCH GREATER than the millions/billions involved in just building a secure Southern Border barricade and then getting on with the North.