Meathead
Diamond Member
Who said it was all going to be 30'? My understanding is that in less accessible area it will be 18' and no wall at all in some inaccessible areas.1. Trump's wall replaces inadequate wall with new 30' high wall. It makes compete sense to replace inadequate wall first since no new land is needed. "New wall Extensions" would be way outside the corridors where effective wall is needed. CBP supports the "new wall" replacing the old inadequate wall.
CBP Completes Construction of 50 miles of New Border Wall | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2. Trump could make Mexicans pay for the new wall and CBP (~$4b/FY) by imposing a "remittance tax" on all money sent out of the USA.
Failure to Include a Remittance Surcharge in the Tax Bill Was a Lost Opportunity
Remittances from the United States - Wikipedia
3. Border apprehensions are way down starting FY2020, as more wall gets built fewer and fewer illegals will cross illegally.
Unless those guys are 10 feet tall, that fence isn't 30 feet.
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