At the end of the day, we the people will want liberty over safety. We should value liberty, freedom. We cannot allow the government to take away rights just because they insist they want "to keep us safe." No tolerance of freedom of speech?!....If we dont have the freedom to simply speak and express the way we feel and what we believe is right, then we are literally leading on the government to take away other rights. We must listen to intolerant people. If we keep shunning them, silencing them, or kicking them out then how are we changing anything? We would be making matters worse. They want to be heard. We must listen. There ARE some people that have crazy views, some are racist, some are hateful....but this is just how they were brought up, this is what they were taught. Therefore, we have to listen to what they have to say and unite with them, let them know they are citizens just like you, help them, and soon they will learn that we are all people. We all want peace.

Actually, a vast majority of immigrants significantly contribute to the economy. "The economy could not have grown as much in the 1990s if there were no immigrants. It is estimated that 22 percent of construction workers are foreign, with 2.4 million immigrants working in the sector. If illegal immigrants were taken out of this system then the costs of housing would go up." Illegal immigration should be prevented because it is not fair to the others, however a wall cannot prevent that. Do not forgot how much contribution immigrants have had to our country. We low-key need them, and the government low-key takes advantage of them.

Building a wall is a complete waste of time AND WASTE OF MONEY. If there is a 20% tax on Mexican goods then that means WE Americans are paying for the wall. We would be paying for something that won't even work! Many don't seem to remember that there already is a wall, and it is appearntly ineffective. How will rebuilding a wall solve any problems? An immigrant will do what ever it takes to cross the border, and a simple wall is not going to stop them. There are better ways to reduce illegal immigration (mentioned at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-building-a-wall-between-the-US-and-Mexico-like-Trump-proposes-a-bad-idea-Ignoring-ethics-would-such-a-wall-reduce-illegal-border-crossings) ) All building another wall does is create tension between American and Mexico. Mexico is the United States' neighbor, we rely on them and they rely on us. They are our third largest trading partner. It is better for USA and Mexico to work together to ensure Mexico is trying their hardest to prevent the passing of illegal immigrants as well. Overall, this will will not accomplish much.

I would first like to address a few falsehoods and detracting generalizations in your argument. You continue to paint all illegal immigrants with a very broad brush and refer to them as "filth", "garbage" and my personal favorite "lowlife greasers". While your deep seated concern for American lives is respectable, it is completely unfounded. Out of the 11 million illegal immigrants and the 20 million legal and naturalized immigrants (according to the 2011-2013 immigration statistics) which you can find on http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states only 1.9 million of the total 31 million immigrants have a criminal record. To present that in another fashion, out of the total 31 million legal and illegal immigrants, only 6.1% of them have committed crimes, save for the 11 million coming here undocumented which is moot. That is an incredibly low crime rate for any demographic, especially considering that you have labelled them as "filth" and "garbage". Compare, if you will, this percent to the percent of males in the U.S who have criminal records which is 45%. I would also like to point out that this wall is going to be an ineffective waste of taxpayer dollars. If the goal of the wall is, as you say, to stop the flow of contraband, criminals ect. then instead of capping a brewing wound you should fight it at the source. President Trumps own pick for head of Homeland Security said that a wall will be largely ineffective, and instead funds should be focused on stemming the problem at the source. If you would like to read more of his interview with John McCain you can find it here. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/us/politics/homeland-security-john-kelly-border-wall.html?_r=0

Actually, the opposite would be true. Yes, there are many poor countries involved in the TPP - this deal is very beneficiary to them. Firstly, the TPP forces those countries to improve their labor standards and environmental standards. It is designed to ensure children aren't forced into labor and prevent human trafficking - i would say this is an improvement for any country. Secondly, the TPP allows for trade between wealthy countries such as USA and poorer countries such as Malaysia. "The United States has agreed on multiple occasions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it should provide duty-free, quota-free market access for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries, as all other rich countries have done." (http://www.cgdev.org/blog/tpp-shaping-be-mixed-bag-developing-countries) Poor countries will have more access to goods from all over the world. Lastly, many wealthy corporations will move overseas to these poor countries. This will certainly provide millions of those people with jobs and as a result, boost their economies. More goods, more trade, more jobs, this is a win for poorer nations.

The TPP will lowers tariffs for all signed countries which will help American businesses. It Strengthens labor agreements and environmental agreements. Currently Vietnam is changing their constitution to recognize labor organizations because of the TPP.

We'r raising standards for workers in those countries so it's harder for them to undercut labor standards here in the United States, as well as environment standards and human trafficking

If we want to prevent child labor, trafficking, less overfishing, maintain our forests and maintain a healthy environment then the TPP is great for that. We'r not only improving conditions for numerous countries and providing jobs, we'r also strengthening our economy and benefiting our corporations greatly. Are the existing trading rules better for issues like labor standards? Nope.The tpp will significantly lower the price of goods and lower inflation, globalization gives us access to more products.We have a strong, competitive market, and we need to maintain that. Without this deal china would have taken a stance and set the rules for trade, which could hurt American businesses. We have 18 tariffs, this deal is better than nothing, better than what we have right now.

If we're so worried that the money hungry American corporations will provide jobs only to oversea nations,then why doesn't the government place taxes on them? The TPP is not the evil here, these corporations must have stricter, environmental and labor standards.