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Question for those that care about the Border Wall. How important is it to

you? How optimistic are you that it will be built along the entire border? You have to recognize that Mexico is not paying for the wall. Trump will have to "spin it" to say they paid for it by charging some sort of tax on either goods or border crossings or maybe he hires a bunch of Mexicans to build the wall & then doesn't pay them but that would just be the labor expense. Lol
I worry that given the growth of drone technology that the wall will be obsolete before it's finished. One day soon drones will have the ability to shuttle people or drugs back & forth just as fast as chipotle delivers a burrito. The other issue about a wall that I haven't heard discussed is which side of the wall gets the Rio Grande river? Does the US plan to forfeit their access to that water? They certainly can't block Mexico from the water. I have no idea if there are any migratory animals down there but it will change how some animals evolve in the area.

I'm all for a secure border but I'm not sure a wall is the answer.

Posted: 01/26/2017 at 3:35PM

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