Do you really think a wall is going to stop illegal immigration? Slow it down sure, but stop it? no way particularly since a lot of it is people coming on tourist or student visas and then just not going back when they expire.
Walls work. Ask the Israelis.
>>a lot of it is people coming on tourist or student visas and then just not going back when they expire.
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The wall will be effective as one large enforcement tool.
It must be accompanied by severe punishment for all who harbor, hire, enroll, and otherwise aid and abet persons found to be here illegally.
“Do you really think a wall is going to stop illegal immigration? “
No, I don’t, but I do see it as a key part of immigration enforcement and also a monument to this country’s commitment to security. It was a campaign promise, and one that probably was the most likely one for citizens to seize upon in their decision making process as to whom to vote for for President. The visa overstays should be low-hanging “fruit,” as these people have no legal recourse for staying here (not that some of them won’t hire beaner lawyers and try to assert that they do). The other thing that we need to get very serious about is illegals who return after being deported. It will be expensive, but again it’s probably an expense that we need to pass back onto the Mexican Government, and we need to start prosecuting businesses that knowingly hire illegals and jailing them if found guilty.