7th The US should build a $5B wall at our southern border with Mexico.
Yes, we should.
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No, we should not.
Side Score: 14
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We should build because there are people crossing the border (hopping the fence/gate) illegally, meanwhile, there are other people who are getting passports and crossing legally. It takes about 4-6 weeks to get a passport. This is much better then crossing illegally. Yes, they can fly over the wall but there is no where to land. Side: Yes, we should.
Hello: A passport is identification, nothing more.. It's easy to get, but it doesn't grant the holder permission to leave or enter a country... That's what a visa does, and it's not easy to get.. In fact, a visa to enter the US from Mexico takes MONTHS and costs $1,000's. It's out of reach for most Mexicans.. By the way... That's a FEATURE, not a BUG.. The US would rather have wealthy Mexicans coming in - NOT the poor.. excon Side: Yes, we should.
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(my argument) It cost way to much money He want Mexico to pay for it He’s causing the Government to shutdown (facts) It only cost 5 Billion to build a PART of the wall Trump said on an interview that he was NOT paying for the wall he was making Mexico pay for it The government is shutdown until trump either gives up or gets the wall Side: No, we should not.
"The Democrats do not support the [border] wall. And I think that the Republicans on the border states do not support the wall… The wall is, in my view, immoral, expensive, [and] unwise… The President talks about how tall it is, who's going to pay for it, and all the rest of that. But you have to understand this part of the country. There's a community with the border going through it. The President, I think, talking about this wall is expressing a sign of weakness. He's saying, 'I can't control our borders. I have to build a wall.' We certainly would like to-- We have a responsibility to control our borders. Building a wall is not an answer, not here or any place." quoted from nancy pelosi herself. Side: No, we should not.
"If this border wall actually happens, it will be an environmental catastrophe. Essentially, what it's doing is cutting through nature's bridge, which connects Central America to North America and South America. Wildlife have been using this natural corridor for millions of years. And, essentially, what this administration wants to do is put a twelve-hundred mile long barrier right through it. Think of all the different species and creatures that migrate for resources, for reproduction, for seasonality. Many of the animals that live in North America, evolved in South America and migrated along this natural causeway. So, it would be absolutely devastating. There are over a hundred bird species that migrate that will be critically impacted by this. And there are nearly 90 endangered and threatened species [including jaguars, ocelots, and the Mexican gray wolf], some of which could very well be pushed to extinction because of this proposed wall." -jeff corwin ; wildlife biologist and nature conservationist, Side: No, we should not.
If it's built, the project will be a boondoggle of legendary proportions and likely will become the subject of historic ridicule. Why? Because Trump's silly wall can't possibly address much of the problem he seeks to fix… Trump has milked the melodrama of a border wall, but he ignores the likelihood that it would be ineffectual at stopping people from entering the country without permission. Human migration routes are like rivers: If they hit an obstacle, the flow finds a way around it. So a wall will just lead smugglers to find new routes and methods — planes, boats and 31-foot ladders for a 30-foot wall — even as it is being built, further undercutting confidence in the barrier's effectiveness. Nor would Trump's wall address the growth in illegal immigration from Asia, which outpaces immigration from Latin America… Perhaps most important, a wall could do nothing to halt the growing trend of people entering the country legally (often by plane) and then not leaving, which by some estimates accounts for as much as half of the undocumented immigration. Side: No, we should not.
Rick Perry, the Republican Governor of Texas, was quoted in an Aug. 28, 2007 Reuters article titled "Texas Gov Says U.S. Needs Migrants, Not Border Wall": "We need those individuals to continue to grow our economy... If you show up illegally, without your card or you're here as a criminal element, I'm for throwing the book at those folks, but the issue of people who want to legally, thoughtfully and appropriately come to America to work and help us build our economy -- we should quickly come up with a program and an identification card to do that... We know how to deal with border security, and you don't do it by building a fence." Side: No, we should not.
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