[Just another Joe]

As serious as the illegal immigration problem is in the US (and it is serious), Mexico has not been lobbing explosive shells over the border into the US since the days of Pancho Villa.

Neither have the 'palestinians' been lobbing explosives at us OR Egypt.

If I want the USA to give ANYONE money to build a fence, or to protect themselves from 'palestinians', give it to Israel.

There is NO need for the USA to give Egypt $1M per kilometer to build a fence between Egypt and Gaza.

[MeanWestTexan]

1. “There is NO need for the USA to give Egypt $1M per kilometer to build a fence between Egypt and Gaza.”

Calling this a “fence” is like calling the USS Ronald Reagan a “boat.” Much more to it (guard towers, power lines, cameras, sensors, roads).

2. “Neither have the ‘palestinians’ been lobbing explosives at us OR Egypt.”

Again, the reason Egypt is getting the money is to prevent weapons smuggling into Gaza. The Gaza arabs lob explosives into Israel.

Israel, if you recall, is a stable, Western, democracy smack in the middle of the Middle East, and on the front line of the batle with Islamist terrorists, our mutual enemy. Ergo (and for many other reasons), the USA supports Israel.