Where would you build the fence? On the Mexican side?
(good luck with THAT)
On the Texas side?
Most Texas ranchers are against the fence. It would take away their water rights for their cattle.
In the middle of the river?
Where?
What happens to U.S. land on the south side of the wall? Does it become a de facto part of Mexico?
The University of Texas, Brownsville, discovered recently that plans called for part of its campus to be on the south side of the fence.
Would students need a passport to get to some of their classes?
Officially, the project would cost at least $2.1 billion. But building in remote areas, not to mention legal fights with landowners who don’t want to sell, could send the price soaring.
Bingo.
2 billion for a simple fence.
They dont calculate in legal battles or infrastructure that is needed to patrol the fence in the middle of nowhere.
There is good reason that Israel does not fence and patrol the Negev desert *cost to benefit ratio*
“Most Texas ranchers are against the fence. It would take away their water rights for their cattle.
In the middle of the river?”
The fence is NOT for the ranchers, it’s for NATIONAL SECURITY, so their vote on it is the same as mine (a person, one vote). As far access to water...well there are ways:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_(material)