Carl Pickens
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I still think my giant catapult idea would be effective. I think watching your fellow border crossers being launched 200 yards back into Mexico would be a huge deterrent.A border wall is one of the few issues I disagree with conservatives on. The idea is proven. But a wall is not an impenetrable barrier. It needs to be manned. Those guarding it must be able to use deadly force.
Even with technology assist, it will come down to an amount of manpower, tech, weaponry, and support per some distance of barrier for the wall to be effective.
There are fixed costs with building and also ongoing costs to man it. The outlay isn't worth the objective especially when there are cheaper ways to go about curtailing illegal immigration.
You could fund it by charging admission and allowing spectators.