Only problem with that is the tens of thousands of people that cross legally into each country daily, U.S. and Mexico, because of all the businesses that were chased into the maquiladora zone by the unions and poor DC policy. Car companies, HVAC, electronics and other labor intensive manufacturing.
yes a problem and a good point. i am obviously not smart enough to raise a solution. i do know that the illegal invader issue must be solved if we are to survive as a society. like Trump's tariffs which i support there will be pain. a balanced budget would cause pain. dismantling the deep state and bringing the army home,not so much. we are in a bad place and any fix is going to be very painful. i don't see survivability possible being big time pain free.
The southern border is 1,954 miles long. If you convert that to having one person stationed every 500 yards you will need almost 6,900 people on the line at all times.
Americans would man the wall for free, one week a year, for the vacation and trigger time.
long border. that is why one has sensors,radar,over watch,roving patrols. compare to the cost of keeping 100s of bases staffed in 30 (?) other countries that we have no biz being in? we have an army. DEFENDING America is its job not garrisoning 1/2 the planet in places we have no biz and should have no interest.
30? Bwaaaahahaha. Not even close.
yea. i heard 80 countries some where else. 80? WTF? get the army going right,shut down alphabets,shut off welfare payments of all kind,shut off ALL foreign aid of any kind,stop all "grants",force a balanced budget? oh yea,might even be able to reduced the debt a tiny bit.
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a wall is about 25% useful and 75% symbolic. any wall would have to be monitored and patrolled and rapid response be needed for response to any infringement. no passive barrier has ever succeeded with no human protection. the great wall and Mongols a good example. any barrier can be gone over,under or around thru eventually. depends on the motivation and skill of those wanting in. mine fields would help but those can be overcome. they have been frequently in the past. the whole wall issue doesn't address the coast line at all. see what DEA has gone thru just in FL and LA. border protection is never going to be a simple build a wall and feel secure. a wall is only a small part of nat'l defense and the least effective at that. there needs to be the goal of defense and a coordinated effort. navy,border patrol,coast guard,air force all have a role.
