According to federal immigration data, President Donald Trump’s controversial border wall would pay for itself simply by serving its intended purpose: keeping illegal freeloaders out of the country.
Steven A. Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, told The New York Post, “The wall could pay for itself even if it only modestly reduced illegal crossings and drug smuggling.” Indeed, data from the Homeland Security Department shows that the wall would only need to prevent 12 percent of future illegal crossings in order to cover its $18 billion price tag:
Absent a wall, the Homeland Security Department forecasts an additional 1.7 million illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border over the next decade.
If a wall stopped just 200,000 of those future crossings, Camarota says, it would pay for itself in fiscal savings from welfare, public education, refundable tax credits and other benefits currently given to low-income, illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central America.
Even better, if the wall stopped 50 percent of those 1.7 million expected illegal crossings, it would save American taxpayers a whopping $64 billion – and that’s not including the billions that would be saved from reduced federal drug interdiction and border-security enforcement. (RELATED: Congressman Introduces Bill to Defund Sanctuary Cities, Use Money to Fund Border Wall).
Furthermore, an encouraging precedent for Trump’s wall already exists. A two-story corrugated metal fence in El Paso that was erected under the Bush administration has already curbed illegal border crossing thereby more than 89 percent. Can you imagine how much money American taxpayers would save if similar results were achieved along the entire Mexican border? It would be a staggering number.
But outside preventing illegal crossings and drug smuggling, Trump’s wall would also save Americans’ wallets by cutting welfare to illegals who receive handouts through their U.S.-born children:
“A large share of the welfare used by immigrant households is received on behalf of their US-born children,” Camarota said. “This is especially true of households headed by illegal immigrants.”
Therefore, illegal border-crossers create an average fiscal burden of more than $72,000 during their lifetimes, Camarota says. Including costs for their US-born children, the fiscal drain jumps to more than $94,000.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 62 percent of illegal-immigrant-headed households use welfare, which is more than double the rate for households headed by native-born Americans. A border wall would effectively put an end to that.
Meanwhile, it’s been estimated that the Democrats’ DREAM Act would cost Americans $26 billion in its first 10 years. So, which sounds better: a wall that could potentially save more than double that amount, or an act that would reward blatantly breaking immigration law at the expense of American taxpayers?
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I don’t get it America…illegal indicates to me that these people are here illegally. If that’s so why is the government giving them benefits that legal Americans are only entitled to receive. I realize the cost is astronomical and we the people (taxpayers) can’t sustain this cost. It seem that the left has been set on weakening the economy in so many ways that we become dependent on them for our needs. That’s not why the revolutionary war was fought and won. Independance, the start of a new and strong nation independent of government tyranny and oppression. I’ll bet the first illegals didn’t get any benefits.
Shut down the government that will do it. Get funding for the wall then be damned BUILD it. Your wasting time now it won’t build it’s self. TRUMP get that money now !!!!!! Don’t keep talking build the wall .
Actually, that is just ONE of the ways the wall would pay for itself.
– Illegal workers unable to work in the U.S. illegally and send money home
– Fuller employment an higher wages in the U.S. as a result of the above, bringing in more tax dollars
– Better negotiating position from which to re-negotiate a more fair trade deal with Mexico
– Lower emergency response team and law enforcement bills from crimes which are NOT committed by additional arriving violent criminal illegal border crossers
Every action has consequences – the wall’s consequences are good for OUR citizens, bad for people trying to illegally dip into our piggy bank.
Not only welfare, but the cost of educating them, providing health care, and the billions of dollars being sent out of the country, and the incarceration of criminal aliens.
And a ‘former’ friend’s friend long ago (gone ’cause of his substance abuse, which I abhorred) . . . said, ” . . . you don’t want to get into jail in Mexico . . . the movies show it right . . .” Illegals from the US don’t get ‘detained’ . . . it’s hell-holes . . . !”. And don’t drink the water . . . !
If you illegally entered Mexico, you would have to comply with their laws.
Americans, read this: highlights from Mexico’s immigration policy:
– An illegal immigrant who sneaks into the country, or fails to file his papers, will face fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
– An illegal immigrant who forges his documents, or falsifies them by lying when he fills them out, will face fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
– An illegal immigrant who takes a job faces fines, up to six years in prison, and deportation.
– All immigrants must provide proof of their legal status if the authorities demand it. Failure to do so will result, once more, in fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
(copy & pasted from: “The Daily Caller” /Robert Laurie)
Why in the hell are illegals getting Welfare in the first place ? No wonder they keep pouring into our country, Would Americans get Welfare if they crossed the border into Mexico ? Hell no they would be shot or locked up, and then shot.
The USA, Mexico and Canada are in the process of rethinking NAFTA.
I guess that everyone including this author forgot about the 35% tariff he wants to place on goods imported into the US from Mexico. It will make it too expensive for corporations to import goods bringing jobs back to the US, a double win-win for us!
But how are all the union democrats going to keep their jobs taking care of the Welfare state of Southern California? All those DNC politicians who get cash envelopes from drug gangs to act as lookouts for drug cartels. And what about all the street cleaners in unions we fund to keep San Francisco’s 20 miles of discarded drug needles and human waste clean for 30-50 million? And all those extra COs and prison construction projects and shelters so crime will pay?
Wrong! Those employers who hire illegals will simply lose their business to those legitimate business operators who pay rightful wages, pay and deduct taxes, and their increased volume will fully compensate and contribute to the local and general economies with the same money. Furthermore, the country may even prosper more, due to the lack of illegals sending their hundred dollar bills that they receive back to Mexico. Yes, they get paid in hundred dollar bills so they can send them back in the mail. Ross Perot’s giant whooshing sound didn’t even make mention of this phenomenon back then either.
One more thing, the price of commodities won’t go up if illegals don’t pick or make them. Less than 3% of illegals pick our crops, those who do are here on agricultural visas. Studies have proven that commodity prices are controlled by competition in the market place not how much a company can make by using illegal immigrants or sub par materials. I picked crops in Michigan in my younger days and my cousin has one of the largest tomato farms here. He never hires illegals and only hires legal visa holders when he can’t get enough young people to work his farm. Maybe you should do some investigating before posting things that are not true but locked in your mind !
Are you forgetting that Mexico will pick up the costs for those that don’t get across ? Nearly $ 32 billion of Medicaid expenditures goes to cover illegal aliens. LA and Bay County Social Services Departments reported they spent $ 1.3 and $1.1 billion on illegals over the past two years that they want reimbursement for. Those are 2 of 58 counties in California and 2 of 3,001 counties in the US. You may hate Trump for beating Clinton 2,884 counties to 299, nobody cares if you do or not, but you have to understand and respect what his policies will do for our economy, country and future generations.
is that all you got? day ain’t over amigo. wall’s gonna get built, Trump’s gonna get major concessions fm Mexico, and he’s gonna play golf, now and After he’s re-elected. save up some tears because you losers ain’t gonna be happy for a long time to come
its a sad day when supposed educated cant see the trees for the forest…….so you dont think by giving free loaders billions and then eliminating freeloaders will stop spending billions…..where did you go to school?…start….1+1 =2
When Trump ran for President, he promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.
When everyone realized that he was lying, his supporters changed the lie.
Now it is that the wall will pay for itself. Never mind that the American businesses who have been hiring illegal aliens will have higher costs of production that they will pass on to consumers in higher prices.
No, it will not pay for itself. And the guy who said that he would be too busy running the country to play golf, will be laughing at you as he tees off from another Trump golf course, at taxpayer’s expense.
Deport any and all illegal aliens. No amnesty ever. No chain migration. No DACA, no dreamers, no anchor babies, no illegal aliens period. E-Verify all potential employees for American jobs! Charge criminally and jail all employers who hire illegal aliens! We are a sovereign nation of laws and Illegal means illegal. No illegal acts should ever be rewarded. American benefits should be for American citizens only! Send ICE to their address and deport any and all illegal aliens found now! Bring back “Operation Wetba_k”. It worked in the 1950s and it would work today if properly implemented. Build the wall now!
You know in my way of thinking is if building the Trump wall could save all Americans billions of dollars by stopping thousands upon thousands of illegal aliens from crossing into America every year and using Americans tax dollars as their cash cow forever, just think what we Americans could have if our Congress made laws in our country that stopped the illegal immigration at our borders with no entry into America without legal authorization papers or visas? Congress is the law making body that created this monster at our borders and for why is a mystery to me.. Instead of protecting the American citizens from being invaded as they are our Congress welcomes these invaders with open arms by encouraging them to come here by the thousands because of all the financial aid it hands out to those who come here illegally. Instead of giving these illegals the farm when they come here make it very difficult for them to survive here if they are vagrants and on their own for survival. Hell, if you were an illegal broke had nothing, not even a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of and knew if you went to America it would completely turn your life around from rags to riches, woudn’t you find a way to get into America too?Quit giving away the farm to these people who come here illegally and they will quit coming as there would be no reason if there were no aid waiting for them for breaking our laws..Congress could fix this border problem just as easy as a huge border wall could by just taking proper care of our borders according to the laws of our country..Our laws are made by our Congress who are servants of the people’s house…Make the laws necessary to protect our borders from immigration invasions of illegals, Enforce those laws to the letter. Make it so America has no backdoor available. The only way into America as an immigrant is through the proper channels and the front door. Make this well known around the world, especially to Mexico, Central and South America. No more illegal entries or financial aid by coming to America for any reasons, not even asylum..If you come to America come through the front door with intent to become a citizen and financially able to pay your own way..America will no ,longer be cash cows for Illegals anymore in any way. With a Congress that works for the majority will of the peoples wishes this can be achieved with or without the Trump Wall!! We need a strong Congress for America though to accomplish this undertaking. The Congress we have now are old fossils with old worn out ways and reasoning and others who are just plain obstructionists to be different. We need to revamp our Congress so that it works for the American people starting with term limits and individuals who will honor their oath of office and be accountable completely for their actions..Americans wants and needs always to be number one, first in mind at all times. Clean up our own backyards before others..Get our homeless off the streets, our poor out of the ghettos in America before handing out millions of dollars to those who would just use us or to those who would cut our throats if they got the chance..We need to quit being the patsy or sucker around the world. Quit giving out millions of dollars in aid to countries that hate us and would want to do us harm..Americans are not that crazy or brain dead it all comes back to our Congress they are the ones that are making it possible for all of the world to take advantage of us..If Congress is to have this kind of power let it only be used for American purposes, our Country and it’s people..It is our Congress that we need to take control of to straighten America out with. We have been neglecting our citizens duties of voting into our Congress responsible people patriotic Americans not those who only wish to harm America and to pad their own back pockets..Our Congress is full of those kinds of members right now. That is why we are at a stalemate and bogged down with stagnation because we have allowed our Congress to become parasites rather than useful servants of the people. Come the mid term elections in November we Americans have the chance to clean up our Congress and start getting workable results out of it as it should be. President Trump is our President and our leader it is time we sane minded Americans get behind him so that he can carry out his agenda that he promised the American people to make America great again. If tis is what you want for your country and the people then come November do your homework on who you plan to vote for. Be honest with yourself. Ask yourself just what you want from your districts representative and ask yourself if that person has delivered for you as he had promised in his campaigning for your vote..Don’t just keep voting back into office an individual if he or she is not accomplishing anything as a member of Congress except picking up their big fat check each month without contributing anything on your behalf. We need a Congress that is working for all of us not a Congress in a deadlock neither party Democrats or Republicans ever agreeing with one another that is advantageous to America and it’s people. Vote wisely come November don’t just vote t say you voted!! Make your vote end up working for you..Our stagnant Congress has gone on long enough!! It is time to trim out the deadwood those who have accomplished nothing while holding a valuable seat in our Congress and to cut out the bullies of our Congress the old fossils that have been in charge far to long and have become nothing more than obstructionists wanting to continue implementing the same old not working ideas and out of date reasoning in our Congress causing our Congress to be at a stalemate continuously and keeping our country from advancing on many fronts that need attention and are not getting it. It is time to take a good long hard look at replacing all incumbents especially the ones with enormous longevity that are causing internal corruption and very little productivity within our Congress. In order to get America up and back on track as we once knew her to be we need to give full power to the White House and our Congress to those who represent both America and the American people the most. At this time that nod goes to the Republican party as our President has done wonders already in a very short time in office despite the no help of many who wish to see him fail as well as America fail to see him fail. What kind of Americans are these people? Would they be true blue Americans if America really needed their allegiance? Come November it will all be up to the American voters rather they take their country back or they allow it to be divided and at a standstill on productivity as a Country. For me it will be a no-brainer vote from what I have witnessed happening across the country for some years now..I am tired of the lies, corruption and choosing sides all of the Time. I want to see my country United once again and doing very well..What will you want come election day for your country? More of the same garbage or a new beginning of making America great again? God Bless America!!
This issue isn’t one which even requires mention of Trump, or his family. This issue is one that affects millions of American citizens who may or may not support our president. It’s sad that angry people use this subject to attack Trump and his family. When are you going to realize that most attack on them are attacks on millions of other Americans as well? If you have a better plan, tell it to your Congressman/woman and see what kind of response you get and then let us know how it’s going. No better plan? Then stop wasting your time attempting to raise the ire of susceptible readers on this thread. It stopped working long ago when we realized that words of no value are words not worth reading.
Why is it that Americans like you are so hell bent on trying to save every other country on the planet while ignoring your very own citizens? It makes no sense. Here’s an idea for you, sport. Take the locks off of your doors, open your doors or just take the damn things out and let whomever wants to come in, come in. Now you know what we’re up against with illegal immigration. You don’t want it at your residence, why the hell do you want it for America.
I guess you don’t mind feeding, clothing, housing, educating and giving free medical to all the criminals crossing Tom, but I do.
I have no doubt that the wall will pay for itself. Just put a donation cup at the top and I’m sure all the people climbing over will put in a few pesos. Maybe have a little sign saying it’s for Donald Trump Jr. to get a personality transplant.
Real drones may work if they could zone in on the controlling transmitters and fire a warning shot(s) to be followed by an armed weapon. For every action, there should and could be an equal and opposite reaction.
Radio-controlled multi-rotor aircraft (they are NOT Drones!) operate on 2.4 Ghz so jammers would not affect TV or radio signals but could mess with garage door openers and cordless phones.
I am all for the wall, but how can we stop the unmanned drones from moving drugs across? Can we come up with a way to jam their radio control without destroying local TV & radio?
EXACTLY!!! We’ve been saying that, now FINALLY someone is listening….Politics is without Logic sometime…The Democrats want Open Borders to let Everyone in, They want everything Free and ‘Big Government’ all while ‘Exempting’ themselves from the little people who have to pay for all this! If we are not careful we WILL be the next Venezuela….
Richard , when Trump says it’s going to happen then it’s going to happen , there’s no question whatsoever that the wall will be built .
What are the chances of it becoming a reality, even though most of us want it, probably less than 25%, and that is being optimistic.
Shoot ALL Drug Smugglers and Human Traffickers on sight!
Americans will like that. Maybe another tax cut for the middle income group. America should remove all magnets for illegal immigration. Another idea is to cut the foreign aid of the countries for every illegal that enters the US. The drug and human smugglers included plus confiscate their drugs.
I don’t get it America…illegal indicates to me that these people are here illegally. If that’s so why is the government giving them benefits that legal Americans are only entitled to receive. I realize the cost is astronomical and we the people (taxpayers) can’t sustain this cost. It seem that the left has been set on weakening the economy in so many ways that we become dependent on them for our needs. That’s not why the revolutionary war was fought and won. Independance, the start of a new and strong nation independent of government tyranny and oppression. I’ll bet the first illegals didn’t get any benefits.
Shut down the government that will do it. Get funding for the wall then be damned BUILD it. Your wasting time now it won’t build it’s self. TRUMP get that money now !!!!!! Don’t keep talking build the wall .
Actually, that is just ONE of the ways the wall would pay for itself.
– Illegal workers unable to work in the U.S. illegally and send money home
– Fuller employment an higher wages in the U.S. as a result of the above, bringing in more tax dollars
– Better negotiating position from which to re-negotiate a more fair trade deal with Mexico
– Lower emergency response team and law enforcement bills from crimes which are NOT committed by additional arriving violent criminal illegal border crossers
Every action has consequences – the wall’s consequences are good for OUR citizens, bad for people trying to illegally dip into our piggy bank.
Not only welfare, but the cost of educating them, providing health care, and the billions of dollars being sent out of the country, and the incarceration of criminal aliens.
If you illegally entered Mexico, you would have to comply with their laws.
Americans, read this: highlights from Mexico’s immigration policy:
– An illegal immigrant who sneaks into the country, or fails to file his papers, will face fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
– An illegal immigrant who forges his documents, or falsifies them by lying when he fills them out, will face fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
– An illegal immigrant who takes a job faces fines, up to six years in prison, and deportation.
– All immigrants must provide proof of their legal status if the authorities demand it. Failure to do so will result, once more, in fines, jail, deportation, or a combination of the three.
(copy & pasted from: “The Daily Caller” /Robert Laurie)
And a ‘former’ friend’s friend long ago (gone ’cause of his substance abuse, which I abhorred) . . . said, ” . . . you don’t want to get into jail in Mexico . . . the movies show it right . . .” Illegals from the US don’t get ‘detained’ . . . it’s hell-holes . . . !”. And don’t drink the water . . . !
Why in the hell are illegals getting Welfare in the first place ? No wonder they keep pouring into our country, Would Americans get Welfare if they crossed the border into Mexico ? Hell no they would be shot or locked up, and then shot.
I guess that everyone including this author forgot about the 35% tariff he wants to place on goods imported into the US from Mexico. It will make it too expensive for corporations to import goods bringing jobs back to the US, a double win-win for us!
The USA, Mexico and Canada are in the process of rethinking NAFTA.
But how are all the union democrats going to keep their jobs taking care of the Welfare state of Southern California? All those DNC politicians who get cash envelopes from drug gangs to act as lookouts for drug cartels. And what about all the street cleaners in unions we fund to keep San Francisco’s 20 miles of discarded drug needles and human waste clean for 30-50 million? And all those extra COs and prison construction projects and shelters so crime will pay?
When Trump ran for President, he promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.
When everyone realized that he was lying, his supporters changed the lie.
Now it is that the wall will pay for itself. Never mind that the American businesses who have been hiring illegal aliens will have higher costs of production that they will pass on to consumers in higher prices.
No, it will not pay for itself. And the guy who said that he would be too busy running the country to play golf, will be laughing at you as he tees off from another Trump golf course, at taxpayer’s expense.
its a sad day when supposed educated cant see the trees for the forest…….so you dont think by giving free loaders billions and then eliminating freeloaders will stop spending billions…..where did you go to school?…start….1+1 =2
is that all you got? day ain’t over amigo. wall’s gonna get built, Trump’s gonna get major concessions fm Mexico, and he’s gonna play golf, now and After he’s re-elected. save up some tears because you losers ain’t gonna be happy for a long time to come
Are you forgetting that Mexico will pick up the costs for those that don’t get across ? Nearly $ 32 billion of Medicaid expenditures goes to cover illegal aliens. LA and Bay County Social Services Departments reported they spent $ 1.3 and $1.1 billion on illegals over the past two years that they want reimbursement for. Those are 2 of 58 counties in California and 2 of 3,001 counties in the US. You may hate Trump for beating Clinton 2,884 counties to 299, nobody cares if you do or not, but you have to understand and respect what his policies will do for our economy, country and future generations.
One more thing, the price of commodities won’t go up if illegals don’t pick or make them. Less than 3% of illegals pick our crops, those who do are here on agricultural visas. Studies have proven that commodity prices are controlled by competition in the market place not how much a company can make by using illegal immigrants or sub par materials. I picked crops in Michigan in my younger days and my cousin has one of the largest tomato farms here. He never hires illegals and only hires legal visa holders when he can’t get enough young people to work his farm. Maybe you should do some investigating before posting things that are not true but locked in your mind !
Wrong! Those employers who hire illegals will simply lose their business to those legitimate business operators who pay rightful wages, pay and deduct taxes, and their increased volume will fully compensate and contribute to the local and general economies with the same money. Furthermore, the country may even prosper more, due to the lack of illegals sending their hundred dollar bills that they receive back to Mexico. Yes, they get paid in hundred dollar bills so they can send them back in the mail. Ross Perot’s giant whooshing sound didn’t even make mention of this phenomenon back then either.
Deport any and all illegal aliens. No amnesty ever. No chain migration. No DACA, no dreamers, no anchor babies, no illegal aliens period. E-Verify all potential employees for American jobs! Charge criminally and jail all employers who hire illegal aliens! We are a sovereign nation of laws and Illegal means illegal. No illegal acts should ever be rewarded. American benefits should be for American citizens only! Send ICE to their address and deport any and all illegal aliens found now! Bring back “Operation Wetba_k”. It worked in the 1950s and it would work today if properly implemented. Build the wall now!
You know in my way of thinking is if building the Trump wall could save all Americans billions of dollars by stopping thousands upon thousands of illegal aliens from crossing into America every year and using Americans tax dollars as their cash cow forever, just think what we Americans could have if our Congress made laws in our country that stopped the illegal immigration at our borders with no entry into America without legal authorization papers or visas? Congress is the law making body that created this monster at our borders and for why is a mystery to me.. Instead of protecting the American citizens from being invaded as they are our Congress welcomes these invaders with open arms by encouraging them to come here by the thousands because of all the financial aid it hands out to those who come here illegally. Instead of giving these illegals the farm when they come here make it very difficult for them to survive here if they are vagrants and on their own for survival. Hell, if you were an illegal broke had nothing, not even a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of and knew if you went to America it would completely turn your life around from rags to riches, woudn’t you find a way to get into America too?Quit giving away the farm to these people who come here illegally and they will quit coming as there would be no reason if there were no aid waiting for them for breaking our laws..Congress could fix this border problem just as easy as a huge border wall could by just taking proper care of our borders according to the laws of our country..Our laws are made by our Congress who are servants of the people’s house…Make the laws necessary to protect our borders from immigration invasions of illegals, Enforce those laws to the letter. Make it so America has no backdoor available. The only way into America as an immigrant is through the proper channels and the front door. Make this well known around the world, especially to Mexico, Central and South America. No more illegal entries or financial aid by coming to America for any reasons, not even asylum..If you come to America come through the front door with intent to become a citizen and financially able to pay your own way..America will no ,longer be cash cows for Illegals anymore in any way. With a Congress that works for the majority will of the peoples wishes this can be achieved with or without the Trump Wall!! We need a strong Congress for America though to accomplish this undertaking. The Congress we have now are old fossils with old worn out ways and reasoning and others who are just plain obstructionists to be different. We need to revamp our Congress so that it works for the American people starting with term limits and individuals who will honor their oath of office and be accountable completely for their actions..Americans wants and needs always to be number one, first in mind at all times. Clean up our own backyards before others..Get our homeless off the streets, our poor out of the ghettos in America before handing out millions of dollars to those who would just use us or to those who would cut our throats if they got the chance..We need to quit being the patsy or sucker around the world. Quit giving out millions of dollars in aid to countries that hate us and would want to do us harm..Americans are not that crazy or brain dead it all comes back to our Congress they are the ones that are making it possible for all of the world to take advantage of us..If Congress is to have this kind of power let it only be used for American purposes, our Country and it’s people..It is our Congress that we need to take control of to straighten America out with. We have been neglecting our citizens duties of voting into our Congress responsible people patriotic Americans not those who only wish to harm America and to pad their own back pockets..Our Congress is full of those kinds of members right now. That is why we are at a stalemate and bogged down with stagnation because we have allowed our Congress to become parasites rather than useful servants of the people. Come the mid term elections in November we Americans have the chance to clean up our Congress and start getting workable results out of it as it should be. President Trump is our President and our leader it is time we sane minded Americans get behind him so that he can carry out his agenda that he promised the American people to make America great again. If tis is what you want for your country and the people then come November do your homework on who you plan to vote for. Be honest with yourself. Ask yourself just what you want from your districts representative and ask yourself if that person has delivered for you as he had promised in his campaigning for your vote..Don’t just keep voting back into office an individual if he or she is not accomplishing anything as a member of Congress except picking up their big fat check each month without contributing anything on your behalf. We need a Congress that is working for all of us not a Congress in a deadlock neither party Democrats or Republicans ever agreeing with one another that is advantageous to America and it’s people. Vote wisely come November don’t just vote t say you voted!! Make your vote end up working for you..Our stagnant Congress has gone on long enough!! It is time to trim out the deadwood those who have accomplished nothing while holding a valuable seat in our Congress and to cut out the bullies of our Congress the old fossils that have been in charge far to long and have become nothing more than obstructionists wanting to continue implementing the same old not working ideas and out of date reasoning in our Congress causing our Congress to be at a stalemate continuously and keeping our country from advancing on many fronts that need attention and are not getting it. It is time to take a good long hard look at replacing all incumbents especially the ones with enormous longevity that are causing internal corruption and very little productivity within our Congress. In order to get America up and back on track as we once knew her to be we need to give full power to the White House and our Congress to those who represent both America and the American people the most. At this time that nod goes to the Republican party as our President has done wonders already in a very short time in office despite the no help of many who wish to see him fail as well as America fail to see him fail. What kind of Americans are these people? Would they be true blue Americans if America really needed their allegiance? Come November it will all be up to the American voters rather they take their country back or they allow it to be divided and at a standstill on productivity as a Country. For me it will be a no-brainer vote from what I have witnessed happening across the country for some years now..I am tired of the lies, corruption and choosing sides all of the Time. I want to see my country United once again and doing very well..What will you want come election day for your country? More of the same garbage or a new beginning of making America great again? God Bless America!!
I have no doubt that the wall will pay for itself. Just put a donation cup at the top and I’m sure all the people climbing over will put in a few pesos. Maybe have a little sign saying it’s for Donald Trump Jr. to get a personality transplant.
I guess you don’t mind feeding, clothing, housing, educating and giving free medical to all the criminals crossing Tom, but I do.
Why is it that Americans like you are so hell bent on trying to save every other country on the planet while ignoring your very own citizens? It makes no sense. Here’s an idea for you, sport. Take the locks off of your doors, open your doors or just take the damn things out and let whomever wants to come in, come in. Now you know what we’re up against with illegal immigration. You don’t want it at your residence, why the hell do you want it for America.
This issue isn’t one which even requires mention of Trump, or his family. This issue is one that affects millions of American citizens who may or may not support our president. It’s sad that angry people use this subject to attack Trump and his family. When are you going to realize that most attack on them are attacks on millions of other Americans as well? If you have a better plan, tell it to your Congressman/woman and see what kind of response you get and then let us know how it’s going. No better plan? Then stop wasting your time attempting to raise the ire of susceptible readers on this thread. It stopped working long ago when we realized that words of no value are words not worth reading.
I am all for the wall, but how can we stop the unmanned drones from moving drugs across? Can we come up with a way to jam their radio control without destroying local TV & radio?
Radio-controlled multi-rotor aircraft (they are NOT Drones!) operate on 2.4 Ghz so jammers would not affect TV or radio signals but could mess with garage door openers and cordless phones.
Real drones may work if they could zone in on the controlling transmitters and fire a warning shot(s) to be followed by an armed weapon. For every action, there should and could be an equal and opposite reaction.
EXACTLY!!! We’ve been saying that, now FINALLY someone is listening….Politics is without Logic sometime…The Democrats want Open Borders to let Everyone in, They want everything Free and ‘Big Government’ all while ‘Exempting’ themselves from the little people who have to pay for all this! If we are not careful we WILL be the next Venezuela….
What are the chances of it becoming a reality, even though most of us want it, probably less than 25%, and that is being optimistic.
Richard , when Trump says it’s going to happen then it’s going to happen , there’s no question whatsoever that the wall will be built .
Americans will like that. Maybe another tax cut for the middle income group. America should remove all magnets for illegal immigration. Another idea is to cut the foreign aid of the countries for every illegal that enters the US. The drug and human smugglers included plus confiscate their drugs.
Shoot ALL Drug Smugglers and Human Traffickers on sight!