ChrisL
Diamond Member
The estimated cost is a little over $20 billion. That's a lot less than what I-10 cost. Labor, materials etc. are all considered in the cost.Who is going to pay for this ginormous project? Taxpayers? I'm sure THAT will go over well. It would be an extremely expensive endeavor. There is labor, materials, etc. to consider.
I really doubt that any wall is going to be built. Besides, if we remove incentives for them being here, then they won't be clamoring to come here, so a wall is really not necessary. AND, I think people would just be able to find a way to get around it. They have all kinds of "drug tunnels" as it is right now.
The drug tunnels are only there because we refuse to commit the funds necessary to solve the problem. Ground penetrating radar, as well as heat sensors, can accurately plot the locations of the tunnels in a single aircraft pass. It's not a question of capability - only of will.
But we wouldn't need to do all of that if we just remove the incentives. If there is nothing here for them, they aren't going to come.
And terrorists who'd like to walk over our southern border, how do we remove their incentives?
I'm not saying that we abandon border security altogether. I just don't think building a 2000-mile long wall is going to be a feasible option.