CremeBrulee
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I can see how a wall might staunch the flow of undocumented immigrants for a time. Until people figure out how to get over, around, or underneath of it. Mr. Trump's position on the issue seems to be focused on Mexico though, with no mention of Chinese or Indian immigrants, who are arriving at a faster pace than Mexicans. They come across the southern border because it is easy. Erecting an effective barrier there makes the Canadian border easier to cross. If a person can afford an airline ticket / berth from Mumbai or Guangzhou to Mexico City, why not to Vancouver or Toronto? Will we be discussing another wall and tripling of border guards in 4 years time. I also don't see much, if anything, on Mr. Trump's campaign site (someone misspelled wall) about changing the entry requirements into the US. Right now a BCC gets a Mexican citizen 55 miles into the US (farther in Arizona) while a passport (for most nationalities) allows them to come in anywhere for 90 days. Other than raising the fees on BCCs and a vaguely worded stance on "enhanced" and "criminal" penalties for people overstaying their visas, what is the proposed policy? A visa tracking system that has so far been a failure? I don't need the nuts and bolts but I do need more than just "Build a wall."