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Pros And Cons Of Border Wall

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Should There be a Border Wall? Ever since Trump became president there has been a large amount of debate about deciding if there should be a border wall or not. Some walls are built to keep people out: others are built to keep people in. There should not be a border wall built. It would just create more raucous. A few reasons why the border wall should not be built is because it would affect the wildlife surrounding it, because it cost a lot of money, and because immigrants are not actually taking jobs away from Americans. To start off, many people do not think that any animals are being affected by this idea to build the border wall, but it is leaving all surrounding wildlife into great danger. First and foremost, the border wall affects all the habitats for the current animals …show more content…

The Mexicans are not even willing to pay a small potion for the border wall, so America is paying for everything. For example, “Or the defiance from Mexican officials that the wall will not be paid out of their treasury. Or the skepticism from border officials, Republicans among them, that a border-length wall would be practical or effective” (Driscoll). The higher side of the wall cost a high amount of money. “ The taller portions of the fence cost an average of $3.9 million per mile, according to the Government Accountability Office” (Isidore). Into further detail, the whole border wall would be over $10 million. Where is the government supposed to collect all this money from? Do they even have a set price for all the materials alone? For example, “ But other estimates suggest there are enough uncertainties to drive the cost up to $15 billion, and possibly as much as $25 billion, according to a report from Bernstein Research, which tracks materials costs” (Isidore). The cost is one of the main reasons why people are declining the idea of this border

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