Daryl Hunt
Your Worst Nightmare
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And I hope he keeps turning down the little tokens offered from the Democrats. There is a lot more than a wall needed to secure the border and probably much more the $5 billion needed and he should hold out for it. All or none. We are spending $trillions n the middle east so spend whatever is necessar to secure our borders. But he will settle because he does not have to cajones to hold out for what is needed. And Pelosi and Schumer have even less. We are screwed on matter what happens.In some parts of Texas, California and Arizona, there is already a wall. Let Trump the fuck alone and let him finish what the Dumcrates have already started. What is really needed is more border agents, drones, and the military if necessary and no more catch and release and more deportation. Enforce our existing immigration laws.
Nice. You are buying into the Snake Oil. The Walls that were built went into the Metro Areas that had the highest entry. The walls funnel down to the entry points. It's a bit difficult to determine who is and who isn't supposed to be there when there is a high degree of population around. So walls are used and there is no room for the better multi layered Security Fence that actually works better. Also, in that area, the requirement for the most dense border patrol and security devices are needed. Those are already built.
Here is a bit of info that while I type it, you can hold your hands over your eyes and ears (assuming you are a 4 handed freak of nature) and loudly yell "LaLaLa" over and over. In the Fiscal Years of 2017 and 2018, there was 1.3 billion dollars allocated for Wall/Security Fence maintenance and additions. During those two years, not one single inch of additional wall or security fence has been added. And the only place that the Wall/Security Fence has been replaced is just outside San Diego at one of the lowest intrusion areas all along the border. That part was NEVER run down. But it sure does look purty for the Richest Neighborhood in Mexico to look at.
Meanwhile, there are places along the border that are more intruded that the Wall (yes, I said wall) is falling down and just about ready to fall down. After 10 years, mother nature has been harsh to the steel walls and through rust, corrosion and people tearing at them, they are falling down. But Trump decides to doll up the part that is in good repair and works well so his Mexican Billionaires won't complain about the eyesore.
Believe it or not, you stated fixes closer to the Democrats solutions and completely foreign to Trumps way of thinking. Trump is a Carny Operator. How's it feel to be a Rube.
What you fail to mention is that none of the 1.6 billion is allowed to be used for the wall. Need the Politifact link, let me know and I’ll post it as soon as I get home.
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Your info is wrong once again. Last month, the Dems offered the 1.6. The 1.3 was included and they offered to increase it to 1.6. It's not that it's need or not, it's the figure that was offered. Trump turned it down flat now he doesn't get the 1.3. But he's been misappropriating that all along anyway so does he really need it for the "Wall"?
hate to break it to you but 1.3 billion isn't chicken feed for any construction project. Here is how budgeting works. You get 1.3 billion. You have to spend it all in the fiscal year or it reverts back to the general fund and then rolls over the next year. But your project lost the balance. Now, let's say you can build 90 miles of wall/security fence in one fiscal year. That means it will cost, say, 1.6 billion and you can spend that. But you received 30 billion. You can't spend that 30 billion. So you will lose 10 to 15 billion back into the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. Well, you can't have that. It's traditional to buy all the things you want no matter frivolous that may be. You spend it all if you can.
The cost per mile of the Wall/Security Fence to day has been about 178K per mile. There has already been 13 billion spent on it total in expanding it. Adjusting for inflation and for rougher terrain the whole thing that can be built (about 500 miles can't be built due to terrain problems) I would place the total completion to be about 20 billion and it can't be built in one fiscal year. There is still something just under 800 miles to build. Now, you get hundreds contractors working on it at the same time it might get done in a couple of years. Or you can do it like it was designed to do and you can complete it in 10 years. Trump has already cost us 2 years of those 10 because not one single inch has been built in the last 2 years yet for the fiscal years of 2017 and 2018, there was a total of 2.6 billion allocated for it. That means, the wall should be about 140 miles longer and it should be finished in 8 years total.
In 2009, money was allocated to replace that fence or wall that many of you have touted that is in such bad condition. It was postponed. Calico N.M. has one of the worst walls along the border. It's rusted, falling down and you can just about throw a cat through it. Not a house pet but a Earth Mover made by Caterpillar. It's one of the most favorite place to cross. Instead of repairing that wall, Trump ordered the Double Multi Layered Fence just outside of San Diego to be replaced. The fencing there is NOT rundown, it's been well maintained, and this is one of the lowest crossing points anywhere there is a barrier on the whole border. Why did he pick there? Simple. He is trying to impress the Mexican Billionaires on the other side in the richest neighborhood in Mexico. That Neighborhood has a very high degree of police and security guards and almost no one can reach the outside fence in the first place. If they reach it and do breach the security fence, they have about 200 yds before they come to a 30 foot high security fence. While they are crossing, there is listening and sensing devices along with a fully staff Border Patrol overlooking that area from a high Hill. Then if they get past all that and get over that last wall, they are now in a Wet Lands area. It's going to be really slow going across that. It's more a marsh. All this time, the Border Patrol can pick them up and wait for them on the other side comfortably. Yes, folks, he has spent that 2.6 billion bucks there on replacing security fencing that is in good shape along with the proper security personnel and electronic security measures. And you want to turn 30 billion in one lump sum over to him? Where are all the Fiscal Conservatives that once roamed the earth.