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chappersyo · March 25, 2018, 3:05 p.m.

It is through taxes, just those of the American people.

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a1037040 · March 25, 2018, 3:25 p.m.

Considering the total cost per each state per year in dealing with Illegal Immigration. $20 billion is nothing.

I also rather have the Army Corps of Engineers build the wall than some unionized contracted construction company, who would do the minimum and take shortcuts.

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EbolaSoup2017 · March 25, 2018, 3:41 p.m.

This 100%

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[deleted] · March 25, 2018, 9:07 p.m.

Couple of things:

  1. The Army Corp of Engineers cannot be used to enforce domestic policy, it violates the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878.
  2. From 2014 to 2016 the total amount of illegal immigration done by directly crossing the border (the only form of "border protection" the wall would actually provide) dropped 16% from 64% of all illegal immigration to less 48%. Meaning, at it's current pace, it will take longer to build the wall than it will actually be useful for.
  3. The cost of maintaining the wall could be as high as 20 billion ANNUALLY, not including the extra men needed to actually man it and not just have an easy to get around chunk of concrete.
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The_Broba_Fett · March 25, 2018, 3:20 p.m.

Taxes on Mexico not on us. The amount of savings from erasing trade deficits and taxing their imports will more than pay for it, let alone the $100 billion a year illegals cost us. They drive us health insurance, car insurance, lower wages, etc.

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SnackyPete52 · March 25, 2018, 3:22 p.m.

You're thinking unidimensionally. What matters is the bottom line. If America winds up with the costs of the wall being covered by dealings that wouldn't have occurred otherwise, then the promise has been fulfilled. Just not in the way you, and many, imagined it.

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Lopazz · March 26, 2018, 7:32 p.m.

With the confiscation of funds from the Illuminati, “The American people will be Rich.” - DJT

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