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Originally Posted by pwnsall
I think we can all agree it's good Trump is enforcing laws on the books. Illegal immigration already taking a big hit since he took office.
Illegal immigrant population has been taking an overall big hit for a decade. There was a slight bump last year but overall it's been decreasing besides that.
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Originally Posted by diskoteque
I'm by no means an expert but based on what I read, manmade structures have generally been pretty successful across the globe. I'd be interested to read whatever those Texans had to say about it and it's certainly possible there's something about the landscape that would make Texas a different case or whatever.
Also Hillary wanted a wall too but wasn't able to get it done. I don't know the specifics/economics on that wall or fence or whatever though and how it compares to trumps.
Projected cost of the fence was way less, smaller in size and still hit way too many roadblocks to get done as written. Texas border land is a ton of rivers, Big Bend national park and private landowners. Invoking eminent domain to seize all that land is a legal nightmare and physical construction of the wall is impossible in many places. In 2017 it just seems like a poor option compared to alternatives.