Trump’s Wall Costs $21.6 Billion; Illegal Immigration Costs $148.3 Billion Per Year

[otto105]

We've all heard the snowflake lies about the cost of the wall and the cost of illegal immigration. Here's a more credible examination of the facts.

Trump's Wall Costs $21.6 Billion; Illegal Immigration Costs $148.3 Billion Per Year—Do The Math | National Economics Editorial​

President Donald Trump announced that he will fulfill his campaign promise to build a nearly 2,000 mile long wall (not a fence) along America’s southern border with Mexico.

The idea is that a physical barrier will act as a low-cost deterrent, and will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering America via Mexico—the hope is that once an illegal alien (particularly a criminal migrant) is deported, they won’t return.

The plan is simple and time-tested—China’s Great Wall did it’s job, so did Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain—and yet it’s come under fire from the mainstream media.

They claim that the wall will be prohibitively expensive, that illegal immigrants contribute to America’s economy (so there’s no reason to deport them), and that the wall won’t work.

They’re factually wrong on all accounts—let’s look at the numbers.

How Much Will Trump’s Wall Cost? $21.6 Billion.
The first question we must address is very straightforward: how much would it cost to build a wall along the Mexican border?

We don’t know for sure (construction costs rarely align with initial estimates), but we have a few good estimates.

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Congress estimates the wall will cost $15 billion at most—he said it would likely fall within a range of $12 to $15 billion.

However, according to more recent information acquired by Reuters, the border wall will cost $21.6 billion, and will take roughly 3.5 years to build. This is according to a document from the Department of Homeland Security.

It’s probably our best current estimate, and this article will proceed under using this cost assumption.

On the high end (which can’t be totally discounted, given the nature of construction projects), the left-wing advocacy group cum “newspaper” the Huffington Post said the wall would cost roughly $40 billion. Their evidence is based on a study done by MIT (although their assumptions about the size and building materials may be why the projection is so high).

Either way, the cost of the wall pales in comparison to the cost of illegal immigrants in America.

. . . . . . . .​

How come your post omits the GDP impact of illegal immigrants?

That would only make them look like more of a bad deal.

Are you sure...

Yes.

If you had you couldn’t answer that way.

 

[Lesh]

You've had Congress and the White House for two ******* years.

Nothing was stopping you from building the stupid wall other than the utter stupidity of it

and requiring 60% to pass anything in the Senate. You forget that?

McConnell nuked everything else. Why wouldn't he nuke that rule as well?

 

[Clementine]

We've all heard the snowflake lies about the cost of the wall and the cost of illegal immigration. Here's a more credible examination of the facts.

Trump's Wall Costs $21.6 Billion; Illegal Immigration Costs $148.3 Billion Per Year—Do The Math | National Economics Editorial​

President Donald Trump announced that he will fulfill his campaign promise to build a nearly 2,000 mile long wall (not a fence) along America’s southern border with Mexico.

The idea is that a physical barrier will act as a low-cost deterrent, and will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering America via Mexico—the hope is that once an illegal alien (particularly a criminal migrant) is deported, they won’t return.

The plan is simple and time-tested—China’s Great Wall did it’s job, so did Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain—and yet it’s come under fire from the mainstream media.

They claim that the wall will be prohibitively expensive, that illegal immigrants contribute to America’s economy (so there’s no reason to deport them), and that the wall won’t work.

They’re factually wrong on all accounts—let’s look at the numbers.

How Much Will Trump’s Wall Cost? $21.6 Billion.
The first question we must address is very straightforward: how much would it cost to build a wall along the Mexican border?

We don’t know for sure (construction costs rarely align with initial estimates), but we have a few good estimates.

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Congress estimates the wall will cost $15 billion at most—he said it would likely fall within a range of $12 to $15 billion.

However, according to more recent information acquired by Reuters, the border wall will cost $21.6 billion, and will take roughly 3.5 years to build. This is according to a document from the Department of Homeland Security.

It’s probably our best current estimate, and this article will proceed under using this cost assumption.

On the high end (which can’t be totally discounted, given the nature of construction projects), the left-wing advocacy group cum “newspaper” the Huffington Post said the wall would cost roughly $40 billion. Their evidence is based on a study done by MIT (although their assumptions about the size and building materials may be why the projection is so high).

Either way, the cost of the wall pales in comparison to the cost of illegal immigrants in America.

. . . . . . . .​

Exactly! Dems don't give a shit about spending money. Never have and never will. Their only concern is whether the money they spend will earn them votes or not. That is why they act like money is no object when promising welfare benefits to all, including illegals who enter this country.

The left constantly lies about immigration laws. The claim is that we don't allow enough people to come. That is false. Our laws allow for productive people to come here legally but there is a limit. The limit is designed to serve the best interests of the U.S.

It's inexcusable to insist that people be allowed to enter illegally. Not a damn one of them should be released into this country. They will never show up for hearings. They should be sent back immediately if caught trying to bypass the legal port of entry. No applying for refugee status or anything else. If they can't do it legally, then they don't get a damn thing except escorted to the other side of the border. You know this whole caravan was orchestrated. Soros is my guess as the guy behind this bullshit.

When you listened to Obama for 8 years, you would think he was president of the world. His focus was never on what was best for America, but rather what was best for Muslim countries.

We shouldn't let Muslims in if they aren't willing to renounce much of Islam, like sharia law. Sharia law is both the government and religion. They cannot separate the two and yet want to come here and deny their women rights and they don't want to conform to our laws.

Many of the illegals in the caravan are not coming because they love America or want to become an American in the true sense. Some are here for the generous welfare we are known for and some just want to come and help fundamentally transform us into the same kind of shitholes they left.

We need to stop this. We need to do what is in our best interests. For eons, we have sent billions to other countries and what does anyone have to show for it? The money didn't help the people in those third world hell holes. The leaders remain wealthy, their military forces are stronger and the people still suffer and stand in bread lines. Many who want to destroy us were greatly helped by Obama.

The left wants illegals because they know they will vote and most are likely to vote for those who promise them welfare. It's really that damn simple.

 

[otto105]

We've all heard the snowflake lies about the cost of the wall and the cost of illegal immigration. Here's a more credible examination of the facts.

Trump's Wall Costs $21.6 Billion; Illegal Immigration Costs $148.3 Billion Per Year—Do The Math | National Economics Editorial​

President Donald Trump announced that he will fulfill his campaign promise to build a nearly 2,000 mile long wall (not a fence) along America’s southern border with Mexico.

The idea is that a physical barrier will act as a low-cost deterrent, and will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering America via Mexico—the hope is that once an illegal alien (particularly a criminal migrant) is deported, they won’t return.

The plan is simple and time-tested—China’s Great Wall did it’s job, so did Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain—and yet it’s come under fire from the mainstream media.

They claim that the wall will be prohibitively expensive, that illegal immigrants contribute to America’s economy (so there’s no reason to deport them), and that the wall won’t work.

They’re factually wrong on all accounts—let’s look at the numbers.

How Much Will Trump’s Wall Cost? $21.6 Billion.
The first question we must address is very straightforward: how much would it cost to build a wall along the Mexican border?

We don’t know for sure (construction costs rarely align with initial estimates), but we have a few good estimates.

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Congress estimates the wall will cost $15 billion at most—he said it would likely fall within a range of $12 to $15 billion.

However, according to more recent information acquired by Reuters, the border wall will cost $21.6 billion, and will take roughly 3.5 years to build. This is according to a document from the Department of Homeland Security.

It’s probably our best current estimate, and this article will proceed under using this cost assumption.

On the high end (which can’t be totally discounted, given the nature of construction projects), the left-wing advocacy group cum “newspaper” the Huffington Post said the wall would cost roughly $40 billion. Their evidence is based on a study done by MIT (although their assumptions about the size and building materials may be why the projection is so high).

Either way, the cost of the wall pales in comparison to the cost of illegal immigrants in America.

. . . . . . . .​

Exactly! Dems don't give a shit about spending money. Never have and never will. Their only concern is whether the money they spend will earn them votes or not. That is why they act like money is no object when promising welfare benefits to all, including illegals who enter this country.

The left constantly lies about immigration laws. The claim is that we don't allow enough people to come. That is false. Our laws allow for productive people to come here legally but there is a limit. The limit is designed to serve the best interests of the U.S.

It's inexcusable to insist that people be allowed to enter illegally. Not a damn one of them should be released into this country. They will never show up for hearings. They should be sent back immediately if caught trying to bypass the legal port of entry. No applying for refugee status or anything else. If they can't do it legally, then they don't get a damn thing except escorted to the other side of the border. You know this whole caravan was orchestrated. Soros is my guess as the guy behind this bullshit.

When you listened to Obama for 8 years, you would think he was president of the world. His focus was never on what was best for America, but rather what was best for Muslim countries.

We shouldn't let Muslims in if they aren't willing to renounce much of Islam, like sharia law. Sharia law is both the government and religion. They cannot separate the two and yet want to come here and deny their women rights and they don't want to conform to our laws.

Many of the illegals in the caravan are not coming because they love America or want to become an American in the true sense. Some are here for the generous welfare we are known for and some just want to come and help fundamentally transform us into the same kind of shitholes they left.

We need to stop this. We need to do what is in our best interests. For eons, we have sent billions to other countries and what does anyone have to show for it? The money didn't help the people in those third world hell holes. The leaders remain wealthy, their military forces are stronger and the people still suffer and stand in bread lines. Many who want to destroy us were greatly helped by Obama.

The left wants illegals because they know they will vote and most are likely to vote for those who promise them welfare. It's really that damn simple.

Load of BS

 

[danielpalos]

We've all heard the snowflake lies about the cost of the wall and the cost of illegal immigration. Here's a more credible examination of the facts.

Trump's Wall Costs $21.6 Billion; Illegal Immigration Costs $148.3 Billion Per Year—Do The Math | National Economics Editorial​

President Donald Trump announced that he will fulfill his campaign promise to build a nearly 2,000 mile long wall (not a fence) along America’s southern border with Mexico.

The idea is that a physical barrier will act as a low-cost deterrent, and will help stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering America via Mexico—the hope is that once an illegal alien (particularly a criminal migrant) is deported, they won’t return.

The plan is simple and time-tested—China’s Great Wall did it’s job, so did Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain—and yet it’s come under fire from the mainstream media.

They claim that the wall will be prohibitively expensive, that illegal immigrants contribute to America’s economy (so there’s no reason to deport them), and that the wall won’t work.

They’re factually wrong on all accounts—let’s look at the numbers.

How Much Will Trump’s Wall Cost? $21.6 Billion.
The first question we must address is very straightforward: how much would it cost to build a wall along the Mexican border?

We don’t know for sure (construction costs rarely align with initial estimates), but we have a few good estimates.

Senate leader Mitch McConnell said Congress estimates the wall will cost $15 billion at most—he said it would likely fall within a range of $12 to $15 billion.

However, according to more recent information acquired by Reuters, the border wall will cost $21.6 billion, and will take roughly 3.5 years to build. This is according to a document from the Department of Homeland Security.

It’s probably our best current estimate, and this article will proceed under using this cost assumption.

On the high end (which can’t be totally discounted, given the nature of construction projects), the left-wing advocacy group cum “newspaper” the Huffington Post said the wall would cost roughly $40 billion. Their evidence is based on a study done by MIT (although their assumptions about the size and building materials may be why the projection is so high).

Either way, the cost of the wall pales in comparison to the cost of illegal immigrants in America.

. . . . . . . .​

How come your post omits the GDP impact of illegal immigrants?

a profit motive? even Texas tried to exempt the Rich, from laws regarding hiring Cheaper labor in the US regardless of citizenship status.

 

[P@triot]

You've had Congress and the White House for two ******* years. Nothing was stopping you from building the stupid wall other than the utter stupidity of it

Dumb ass...they’ve been working on it.

You might want to turn off the left-wing propaganda, learn to think for yourself, and do some actual research. Just say’n.

 

[P@triot]

so what; We have a Statue of Liberty. Any questions?

Yes. Just one. So what? That doesn’t authorize an invasion of the United States.

there is no invasion. refugees from our drug war.

When people from another nation march together with the intent on breaching your border, it’s kind of the textbook definition of “invasion”, snowflake.

 

[P@triot]

so what; We have a Statue of Liberty. Any questions?

Yes. Just one. So what? That doesn’t authorize an invasion of the United States.

refugees from our drug war.

Uh....the drug war is inside U.S. borders, you nitwit.

We don’t have jurisdiction outside of U.S. borders. So by your own admission, not only are they not “refugees” but they are leaving a safe haven for where the war zone is actually occurring.

God you are a special kind of stupid. But in your desperation, you provide so many laughs.

 

[P@triot]

it is about natural rights.

What does that have to do with us, dumb ass?

They have to address any “natural rights” issues with their own government - not ours.

 

[P@triot]

McConnell nuked everything else. Why wouldn't he nuke that rule as well?

Only one side invoked the “nuclear option” sweetie...and it sure as hell wasn’t the Republicans.

 

[P@triot]

Load of BS

Wow...you really know how to make a strong argument.

I especially like how you broke down each section, examined it, and then defeated it with sourced material.

 

[danielpalos]

so what; We have a Statue of Liberty. Any questions?

Yes. Just one. So what? That doesn’t authorize an invasion of the United States.

there is no invasion. refugees from our drug war.

When people from another nation march together with the intent on breaching your border, it’s kind of the textbook definition of “invasion”, snowflake.

no, it isn't. only the right wing likes to make up their definitions in a vacuum of special pleading.

Our welfare clause is General not Common.

Congress has the authority regarding entry into the Union.

We have a Commerce Clause.

Only lousy capitalists lose money on border policy, comrade.

 

[danielpalos]

so what; We have a Statue of Liberty. Any questions?

Yes. Just one. So what? That doesn’t authorize an invasion of the United States.

refugees from our drug war.

Uh....the drug war is inside U.S. borders, you nitwit.

We don’t have jurisdiction outside of U.S. borders. So by your own admission, not only are they not “refugees” but they are leaving a safe haven for where the war zone is actually occurring.

God you are a special kind of stupid. But in your desperation, you provide so many laughs.

nothing but appeals to ignorance?

some allege that our drug war is nothing but Government control over the People, both foreign and domestic.

 

[danielpalos]

it is about natural rights.

What does that have to do with us, dumb ass?

They have to address any “natural rights” issues with their own government - not ours.

seeking asylum is a natural right and our common law.

 

[P@triot]

Congress has the authority regarding entry into the Union.

I’ve never encountered someone as ignorant as you. Congress is a part of the legislative branch. The executive branch is tasked with both immigration and National Security. That is simply an indisputable fact.

 

[P@triot]

it is about natural rights.

What does that have to do with us, dumb ass?

They have to address any “natural rights” issues with their own government - not ours.

seeking asylum is a natural right

Apparently, so is being ignorant (in your limited little mind).

A.) Their nation is not war-torn nor experiencing human atrocities. Therefore, they have nothing to seek asylum from.

B.) International law dictates that a person seeking asylum must seek it from the nation of the first border they reach. In this case, that would be Mexico. Mexico offered all of them asylum. They turned it down. Why? Because they are not seeking asylum. They are seeking to invade the United States.

I’m not sure what you hope to accomplish with all of your ignorance and your made up nonsense, but all you are achieving is making yourself look like an idiot and an asshole.

 

[P@triot]

Only lousy capitalists lose money on border policy, comrade.

National Security policy has absolutely nothing to do with economics, snowflake. You still haven’t figured out the difference between political systems and economic systems.

 

[P@triot]

nothing but appeals to ignorance?

Ignorance appeals to you? Why am I not surprised by that?

 

[toobfreak]

We make money off of illegals

That is why they are here

Someone makes a profit from burying dead people. So by your reasoning, we should kill everyone? The money made from hiring illegals benefits a few and merely slightly offsets the far higher cost of letting all of their ilk into the country in the first place that all the rest of us are forced to pay.

We can build a robot to explore the outer solar system in lieu of astronauts but we can't design a machine to replace Mexicans to pick our produce?

 

[P@triot]

We have a Commerce Clause.

Nobody is discussing “commerce” right now, dumb ass. We’re discussing National Security.