[clawrence3]

Nope - a 95% effective barrier is just a slightly less foolish waste of limited resources - so what, you've save a couple billion dollars but spent too much, put the economy in a tail spin, and STILL let 50,000 illegals in?

[JeffAtlanta]

so what, you've save a couple billion dollars but spent too much, put the economy in a tail spin

Why would the economy be in a tailspin?

[inquest]

A half-percent of one year's federal budget (and that's highballing it) is not going to put the economy into a tailspin. Not by a longshot.