Why haven't we built a giant wall along the Mexican border?
367124
good idea..then we can actually call ourselves the United States Of Israel.
589550
nnnnnnnnnnnn no . no what ?\nbuilding a wall is not the solution . let me try to explain so anybody can understand .\n\n1 . by making a wall , Mexicans and others will only find new ways to immigrate to the USA . believe me if there is something Mexicans have is imagination .\n\n2 . by making impossible for them to find a job in the USA the goverment will only cause that more choose to look for jobs under the table and therefor the number of Mexicans who do not pay taxes at work would increase ( i have to let u know that most do pay taxes and never get them back and those who do not are a minimum ) \n\n3 . by allowing them to work legally u would allow them to come out of the shadows and would make easier to capture and to prevent those who hate America to harm it .\n\n\n4 and FINAL . the solution is not a wall . if the American goverment really wants to prevent Mexicans to came ilegaly to the USA \n\na) first they need to accept the ones who are already here ( sendidng them all home would cause Mexico a huge number of people looking for enployment and Mexico would obvioulsy not be capable of producing all this jobs causing Mexico to not be able to produce a single job )\n\nb) second by investing all the money they investing in making a wall into producing more jobs in Mexico . do not forget that Mexico will always be the next country and stoping helping each other would only cause huge problems for both .plus by helping Mexico reduce the gap between both countries will benefic and help USA to face greater problems :\n\n-  terroristm ( an unestable Mexico would not be able to help u stop it if it cross its borders )\n\n-  other economies : huge china and india , the european union \n\n-  atomic potencies : iran ,  north korea , and several others which are not simpatetic to USA \n\n-  global warming : a real problem which needs to be faced today and not when the gas hit 5 dollars and the north and south pole do melt complitely .
487681
No need to conquer them.  Just ask them if they'd like us to annex them.  Put it up for vote in a Mexican election (We should allow Mexicans here to vote in it too).  America is great.  They know it, we know it, why not expand?
461673
Exactly, think about it.I've noticed that with ppl not slinging around the r-word hardly anymore that all of the immigrants suddenly became Mexican again.\nBut I will be the R person for saying it.Why would we build a 60' wall across the border to Mexico but not on the border to Canada?
678341
Canada should build a wall. That'll learn em!
1083104
It isn't just the superhighway it is an entire plan to put together a 'North American Alliance' which we know nothing about.  Congressman Tancredo has called for hearings on the plans, which are apparently to allow free passage of goods, services and 'low risk traffic [unlimited immigration??]'.\n\nThere are working groups from each country working on this.  You can find the names of the Canadian working group on their governmental web pages.  However, our own government is much more secretive.\n\nThat sort of idea might work with largely co-equal economies.  We and Canada might be able to make a go of it.  However, if Mexico is added Canada and the US's social services will end up supporting the poor of Mexico, based on looking at current immigration impacts.  That will leave our own people nothing to rely on ourselves.
764972
Build a wall 100 feet high and three feet thick out of concrete and steel reinforced cinder-block w/ a 30 foot deep footing and a string of razor wire at the top along every inch of us/mexico and us/canada border...also up the border patrol as to securely guard the wall...the only way through the border would then be either through the gates or around the wall by means of the sea...I would suggest satellites to monitor the entries of illegals by seaway in conjunction w. coast guard patrols to enforce breeches in security monitored by satellite imagery..a little extreme as it were....and although I don't necessarily condone this action... it would be extremely effective as you could imagine.....
1088236
Now tell me why is it you want a wall built around California?
618006
WE will never know!!! A better question is, How many TERRORISTS have sneaked into this country across the mexican border??!!!!!! THEY know how EASY it is to sneak in here too!!!!!!!!! If we had a president with any balls, he would have CLOSED the borders BEFORE 9-11, when there was "chatter" that something BIG was going to happen in the U.S.!!! NOW,six years LATER, he decides to put the guard on the border. But, it's NOT to keep out terrorists, it's ALL FOR SHOW!!!!!!!!!
1154626
No, but building a gigantic steel renforced concrete wall with pill boxes, machine guns, barbed wire, landmines, and cow stoppers that completely wraps th entire mainland, Alaska, and Hawaii from any bordering nation or even territory, pouring agent orange all over any domestic growth and possesions, dragging around drug sniffing dogs to check out incoming flights and their luggage, and supplying every addict in the country with 'Soft Peter', then we might almost cut the problem into a third.
272350
Something has to be done about illegals, so yes a wall seems OK.  They are destroying our education and healthcare systems.  I have been reading that a couple of dangerous gangs have come into the country from Mexico.
797210
I am in agreement with many that we must control our borders. It is a national security issue and the drug lords freely pass drugs into the United States. Okay but we have problems on both sides of the "f". The "fence" will not stop the corruption of US Officials who allow these drugs to be passed. These same officials will have a key to open that "border fence" to admit the drug lords but will not permit the passage of the poor illegal immigrant that came to clean up your buildings instead of blowing them up. Why do so many drugs come into the United States? The answer supply and demand. We need these illegal immigrants to work the jobs that our so drug addicted nation will not fill. WE NEED COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM. We do not need to repair the damaged levy by placing our finger in the hole. We need to repair the entire levy. DON'T let these politicians keep you ignorant....This whole smoke screen/border fence is just a ploy to get them reelected. These same politicians know that we need this "illegal" work force just as much as they need us.....Think.....if it were not true would it have taken them so long to do something about it. NO it wouldn't have. The 911 incident caused us all to think....but did the illegal alien mastermind that event. No, he didn't so why treat him or her as if they did do it. STOP RACISM. HUG AN ILLEGAL ALIEN TODAY \nWho cares build the fence. The American public has clamored that they wish for this atrocity to be built. Then once all those billions of dollars are sunk into the building of this shameful wall......there will be no money for mass deportations...You see this is why the government is building this wall... We all know that it will not serve the purpose for which it is built....They didn't even build a levy that could protect New Orleans..... the illegals crossing are just as unpredictable.....Build the fence so they will be able to say later well we don't have the money now for deportations.......Also you will see discounts on ladders on the other side of the border. You just need a ladder to safely scale the wall without a scratch.
721721
First, there have been documented border incursions, they are not a myth. Second, the border is not well marked in many areas so mistakes can happen. Third, the most likely reason for these incursion is illegal activity, mostly smuggling (drugs, guns, people). The Army and Cops in Mexico are crooks. Many are on the payrolls of the drug gangs. So why not provide some "protection" and make a buck?
525222
Pros:  America is finally making an effort to keep illegal aliens from entering through our Southern border. \n\nCons: The wall won't be enough. We need military there with authority to detain illegals for the Border Patrol and to confiscate any contraband.
935760
The wall is to keep Mexicans from taking over Arizona.  I say lets just give it to them.\n\nCoach
493458
Why would we have to check with anyone to build a wall on our land?  Do you have to consult your neighbor to put up a fence on your property?
549434
put up a wall?\n\nwho do you think will build it?\n\ndont freak out over the border so much, there are just immagrant workers who want to make enough money to eat and live a decent life.\n\nas for the "murderers and terrorists' croossing the mexican border\n\nthe terrorists responsible  for 9/11 crossed the canadian border. where there are barely any gaurds, besides a little toll-booth-like-box that checks out "suspicious" cars