Why Is Trump's Wall A Bad Thing?

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(01-31-2019, 02:09 PM)BFritz21 Wrote:

Citizens and employees of companies hired to construct the wall will build the wall.  They don't need to "quit their jobs and move to the border to build it."  Some people might be temporarily relocated with their companies, but not like they'll have to quit their jobs because it will be their job.

We also don't need a 2,000 mile wall since natural barriers protect most of it.  We only need 500 to a thousand miles of wall, so either you're very misinformed on something that you're arguing against or you're intentionally posting false information to build your case.

The Great Wall is just proof that this type of structure can be built and withstand the test of time, and over 2000 years of technological advancements proves that it can get done while he's still in office.

The border is, by several accounts, about 1950 miles long. There is 650 miles of existing "wall". 

So that leaves 1300 miles with no man made wall.

According to the Washington Times and Fox News, there are 130 miles of natural barriers (an estimate).
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/27/ronald-vitiello-130-miles-of-border-wont-need-wall/
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-border-wall-how-much-it-will-actually-cost-according-to-a-statistician

That still leaves about 1150 miles to cover.

By several accounts, the border is a little under 7% covered by natural barriers (130/1950). 33% of the border has walls already (650/1950). So that leaves about 60% of the border to cover (1170/1950).

So how do "natural barriers protect most of it?"

It's hard to take anything you say seriously when you're purporting that 7% = most of the border.