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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
You DO know that the demographics of illegals that come from places other than Mexico or further south don't pass through the Mexico border right? They arrive and stay by other means. So your weird ad hominem aside, walls aren't going to stop illegal immigration. But a wall is good to target a certain segment of illegals. A segment that primarily comes from a certain country just south of us.
Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority Of Immigrants In U.S. Illegally
Indians are the fastest-growing illegal immigrant population in the US
Maybe you should follow your own critique about Democrats and illegals? Because a wall isn't the fix to the problem.
The Pew report details the first drop in the total number of unauthorized immigrants below levels from the end of the recession — from 11.3 million in 2009 to just 11 million in 2015.
Leave it to the environmentalists to come up with a way to oppose the wall. Not surprised.
originally posted by: Thirty6BelowZero
a reply to: bigfatfurrytexan
Animals will be impacted?
I just can't find the logic sometimes... Immigrants were "allowed" to sneak over to our country illegally for years, to the point that it's out of control, and now one of the most successful solutions needs to be aborted because we might endanger some wild animals?
originally posted by: strongfp
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: nOraKat
Every paved road, fence line, aqueduct and concrete surface, is environmentally destructive.
"They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot." --Big Yellow Taxi
Uhh those areas are either built on existing human settlements or are built around environments that will be impacted.
A wall in the middle of no where scaling across ecosystems will have a huge impact.
It's obvious this would happen, the wall is a dumb idea anyways.
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
1,954 miles
Following the Boundary Treaty of 1970 between Mexico and the United States that settled all the pending boundary disputes and uncertainties related to the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) border, the national continental border extends 1,954 miles (3,145 km), excluding the maritime boundaries of 18 miles (29 km)
For the sake of the environment why not build watching post every mile or spaced one mile apart where permitted.
Then hire roaming personell to manage the areas between with above & below ground and avian sensory technologies to assist them?
Should lower cost and increase employment...
originally posted by: staticfl
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
1,954 miles
Following the Boundary Treaty of 1970 between Mexico and the United States that settled all the pending boundary disputes and uncertainties related to the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) border, the national continental border extends 1,954 miles (3,145 km), excluding the maritime boundaries of 18 miles (29 km)
For the sake of the environment why not build watching post every mile or spaced one mile apart where permitted.
Then hire roaming personell to manage the areas between with above & below ground and avian sensory technologies to assist them?
Should lower cost and increase employment...
No wall? Okay, we'll do your watch towers, with snipers and lethal force authorized. Still not want a wall? I doubt the Chinese consulted environmentalist when they built theirs.
originally posted by: face23785
originally posted by: Thirty6BelowZero
a reply to: nOraKat
Can anyone tell me what's bigoted and racist about a border wall?
Democrats think all illegal immigrants are Mexicans.
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: Athetos
Illegal is illegal reguardless those people should be delt with according aswell,curious how much drugs,money.,guns and people the Indians are smuggling too and from the US.
Ok, if that is the hardass approach you want to take (me I don't care, "illegal" or "legal" is just a matter of a pen stroke) then apply a solution that targets ALL illegals. Not just selectively targets one section and drives perceptions of racism.