Posted on 01/26/2017 8:04:59 AM PST by Kaslin
Grab a shovel, America -- President Trump is about to build that wall.
The White House on Wednesday rolled out a series of executive actions on immigration and border security – designed to restore American sovereignty – an issue I address in my new book, “The Deplorables’ Guide to Making America Great Again.”
Among other things – President Trump announced a crackdown on sanctuary cities that harbor illegal aliens. He also plans to provide the Department of Homeland Security with more resources to fight illegal immigration.
And remember the Obama administration’s “catch and release” policies? Well, those days are now over.
In other words -- all of you illegals out there might want to pack a bag and catch the next Greyhound bus to Nuevo Laredo.
The president also plans on temporarily suspending visas from countries that are loaded with radical Muslims – places like Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya.
“These executive orders will not make our nation any safer, rather it will make our nation more fearful and less welcoming, and such restrictions run contrary to (the) very founding principles of our nation,” Hassan Shibly, executive director of CAIR-Florida told CNN.
It’s no surprise that critics are enraged – accusing the administration of being xenophobic and Islamophobic. They seem to think we should roll out the red carpet for illegals at the expense of law-abiding Americans.
We are barely a week into the Trump presidency and he's already managed to dump TPP, engage pro-lifers, rattle Democrats and discombobulate the mainstream media.
I really like this guy.
I mean, the sheer scope of his immigration policies is incredible. He’s cracking down on sanctuary cities -- temporarily suspending visas from hotbeds of radical Islam and building a wall.
We’re going to build a wall, America! To be honest, there were moments during the presidential campaign when I wondered if the wall was some sort of metaphor. But no sir! By golly, he plans on building a great, big, larger-than-life, Trump signature wall.
Imagine that, folks -- a Republican president who does what he promised to do on the campaign trail. Never in all my life did I think I'd see that day.
All I can say is thank you, Mr. President. Thank you for keeping your word.
To be clear, the president's executive orders are not xenophobic or Islamophobic. They are not anti-Mexican or anti-refugee. Rather, President Trump's immigration and border security policies are pro-American. I know that must be a shocking concept – especially after the past eight years.
But President Trump promised to put America first -- and he's delivering on that promise.
To the nations of the world -- we are more than happy to welcome your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. But if it's all the same -- you can just keep the deadbeats and reprobates -- and the people who want to blow us up.
It is very important to realize some very important things.
1) This is not going to be easy or quick, just determined for once.
2) There are priorities here. The wall is the easy part. Rounding up a large number of criminals and gang bangers is going to be hard, as well as dealing with them. During and after the courts approve deportation, they have to be put in holding facilities until we can deport them. These facilities almost have to be under Customs authority, or federal judges will order them released.
A major problem to both the US and Mexico are the drug cartels, so the wall will need to starve them by blocking the drugs and the money. In the short term, this will raise the level of violence in northern Mexico, which will try to spill across the border. CPB might have to be augmented by US Army.
3) Don’t demand clear and easy to understand goals too quickly. While building the wall is a great milestone, after that is going to be a bruising fight on a bunch of levels.
It is not outside the realm of possibility that the US will need to use an island detention center, much like Gitmo.
And put the thumb screws on any business that hires illegals your papers please.
I know but $20million PER MILE?
And construction engineers here?
You could EASILY start with nothing but two chain-link fences separated by 100 yards of sand.
With guards driving patrols and IR cameras to quickly respond to any footsteps in the sand...
Then you re-inforce the problem areas, which will be always changing.
A parallel all weather road (not paved) will cost 3-600grand per mile, or more, depending on the terrain. Alot of the cost is getting construction materials to remote locations. If we are building a two layered wall with a security road, this cost is reasonable for estimating purposes.
I would assume costs of material, equipment, transportation, building access roads to the wall, surveillance equipment, etc . This isn’t no cinderblock wall a few feet high. I’m sure that part of the wall will actually be beneath the ground. That’s a lot of steel, concrete, and asphalt.
Two chain links will work great with constant monitoring. But monitoring is also a cost.
Probably an expensive government contractor. The Israeli T walls along with sensing barbed wire are probably what is needed but not enough. The Israeli anti terror border must be expensive. Depends on the quality you want
I saw an article that claimed he wouldn’t be able to find folks to build the wall w/o hiring illegals - any bets the article was wrong?.....
I would not be surprised if the article was wrong
but we don’t need to build a cadillac all at once
Start with a two fence barrier with a 100 yards of groomed sand between them, and patrol vehicles, that cruise back and forth. Anyone between the fences is in the wrong place...
Rapid response teams for any footprints seen. Drones fly overhead. Cheap and fast.
THEN build it up in the bad spots.
Maybe it’s because in addition to concete and steel it will include guard posts, high tech cameras / surveillance systems, power/ data / utility lines, and access roads along the entire length. It’s not as simple as installing a chain link fence or security fence around your property.
JMHO
We already have agents on staff
Just post them every quarter of a mile with constant changing patrols
Then we need secured outposts and roads linking them with support. Trust me, I've done this for military bases overseas. Our southern border is similar. It all has a cost. The best approach utilizes a mixture on many different methods. For example, in some areas we should add ground sensors to identify tunneling. In other areas aerial drone support. In all areas, the manpower and equipment necessary to secure the border.
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