Border Wall Thread (Merged)

[mrorange211]

No, the only reason he was elected is because Hillary was the Dem candidate.

You got played, bro. Sucks.

Who was the only candidate that made immigration the top priority of their campaign? Who won the presidency?

 

[IPleadInsanity]

The way Trump described the wall was utterly ridiculous to any adult with at least an average IQ. He pandered to people that either couldn't or wouldn't use logic to realize the Mexican government wasn't to to pay for this enormous project.

In short, if you believed his speeches - you're a moron. In fact, you're no better than the people that thought Obamacare would be a success and lower cost for everyone.

He may not build the wall but Mexico will pay for it. Just making minor adjustments to the NAFTA agreement would pay for it 10 times over. If you were naive enough to think he meant Mexico would just write us a check I don't know what to say?

 

[LouderVol]

strange item to be your single voting point.

 

[n_huffhines]

strange item to be your single voting point.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

He may not build the wall but Mexico will pay for it. Just making minor adjustments to the NAFTA agreement would pay for it 10 times over. If you were naive enough to think he meant Mexico would just write us a check I don't know what to say?

Trump said there would be "a one time payment of 5 to 10 billion dollars".

 

[The Ron Mexico]

strange item to be your single voting point.

I don't fault someone for voting for Trump because they felt like he was the best option. But this wall thing is ridiculous.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

That was a thousand years ago.

If you want a slightly more recent example of the futility of a wall, google "Maginot Line".

What does the Maginot line have to do with immigration? Who is Belgium in our current scenario?

 

[luthervol]

No, the only reason he was elected is because Hillary was the Dem candidate.

You got played, bro. Sucks.

I think the better question is "why was he the republican nomination?" We need to take Hillary out of that equation.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

Who was the only candidate that made immigration the top priority of their campaign? Who won the presidency?

Bad logic.

 

[theFallGuy]

I think the better question is "why was he the republican nomination?" We need to take Hillary out of that equation.

Because the Republicans keep nominating Democrat-Lite candidates who don't do anything in office to combat Democratic policies.

 

[DinkinFlicka]

I think the better question is "why was he the republican nomination?" We need to take Hillary out of that equation.

Knuckledraggers were tired of routinely losing and decided to light a match to the whole thing.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

OP is a perfect example of why not everyone should be encouraged to vote.

 

[tumscalcium]

I want a physical barrier. Walls have been proven to work in other areas, so I don't know why the United States would be different. As I said, he either builds the wall or I'm voting D.

If no wall is built you're automatically voting for someone who more than likely will open the border even more?

 

[MT LeConte]

It's that simple for me: he either builds the wall or I'll become one of his most vocal opponents. That is the defining issue for me, everything else is secondary.

Might as well start getting vocal. The wall was never going to be built. It was never more than a Trump sucker punch.

 

[IPleadInsanity]

Trump said there would be "a one time payment of 5 to 10 billion dollars".

BS

 

[n_huffhines]

BS

While Trump at one point estimated the cost of his wall (or wall-fence combination) to be $8 billion — which he later revised to $10 billion to $12 billion — it could easily be much higher.

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/25/51161...rd-with-his-wall-is-it-really-going-to-happen

 

[Toujours Pret]

It's that simple for me: he either builds the wall or I'll become one of his most vocal opponents. That is the defining issue for me, everything else is secondary.

Do you honestly feel this wall will be more than a minor deterrant?

 

[The Ron Mexico]

BS

I agree that it's bs that he would stand in public and tell a blatant lie.

 

[1972 Grad]

Good, hard working people were tired of routinely being called Knuckledraggers by bartenders and decided to light a match to the whole thing.

fyp

 

[MG1968]

What does the Maginot line have to do with immigration? Who is Belgium in our current scenario?

a wall is a physical barrier. No wall is impenetrable and a determined person or group will find a way around, under or through it.

If Trump wants an effective immigration policy, he needs to start with his buddies in the US Chamber of Commerce who continuously look the other way as employers routinely find ways around systems like e-verify.

 

[luthervol]

Because the Republicans keep nominating Democrat-Lite candidates who don't do anything in office to combat Democratic policies.

So the allure of Trump, at least in your opinion, was that he was the republican candidate most likely to combat Democratic policies. If you were looking for an environment of combat over compromise, I think you're going to get your wish.

 

[Vol737]

Do you honestly feel this wall will be more than a minor deterrant?

Depends on how you build it. This was pretty interesting...but I still see a bigger boost in funding toward technology and manpower.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/group-architects-submitted-proposal-trumps-144053710.html

 

[DinkinFlicka]

fyp

****'s weak.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

Just for some perspective:

 

[lawgator1]