1. Lots of empty headed fist pumpers - say, anyone on Fox - portrays the wall as this great tough solution, the way to stop illegal immigration. These are the positions of liars or those who speak to no one with expertise in this field. There is not ONE expert in this field...
2...(with the exception of those who are hoping for some of the money that will come pouring down if this nonsensical thing is built) who thinks it will work. One major fact: Illegal immigration is now generating billions for organized crime. Will they look at a wall and say...
3..."oh, gee, a wall. Well, let's give up all that money. Because, you know, a wall." And then they will slink home, give up their drug trade too (which trump also says a wall will stop), and cry.
Or...they will use the ships they own to transport people up the coast, meaning..
Or...they will use the ships they own to transport people up the coast, meaning..
4...we have spent literally billions on absolutely nothing.
The real people to ask about this are those who live on the border. They see this every day. There is a reason why elected reps from border towns - both republican and democrat - oppose the wall: because they know...
The real people to ask about this are those who live on the border. They see this every day. There is a reason why elected reps from border towns - both republican and democrat - oppose the wall: because they know...
5...it is not a strategy. It is a slogan for the uninformed (like Trump.) Here is a little sample of what the border town reps say: 
6...so, as the government i shut down, as christmas is destroyed for millions, as our nation is thrown into chaos, remember: We are fighting over a bumper sticker slogan. Our nation is being thrown into tumult not to protect the border, but to satisfy the talking points of....
7...conservative media. Why won't Trump and the Republicans come up with real solutions, rather than throwing out nonsense like a wall? Because that has, unfortunately, become the GOP way: Ignore the experts and proclaim that simple solutions that sound good - but arent - are...
8...the way to go. Remember, these are the same people who said the way to combat ebola was to shut down our borders. Every infectious disease experts said that was the single worst thing to do, that would create a situation where they could no longer track entries because they..
9...would still happen and would just be illegal. Obama listened to the experts, but the Republicans ranted and raved about shutting down the borders. The health experts got the problem under control and the outbreak burned out. If Trump had been in charge, we would have shut...
10...the border and, based on what the experts said, we could well still be dealign with the outbreak.
So, why won't Trump & company listen to the experts on border security? Same thing - experts tell them things they dont want to hear. They would rather waste tens....
So, why won't Trump & company listen to the experts on border security? Same thing - experts tell them things they dont want to hear. They would rather waste tens....
11...of billions of dollars on some stupid idea that wont work to satisfy talk radio and Fox rather than actually doing something to address the problem. Basically, the Republicans are fighting to divert money from actual solutions to a literal shiny object - steel slat wall...
12...bottom line: GOP wont fight for what experts say works because they want open borders. And Dems fighting for effective approaches are trying to protect this nation. (See how easy it is to use reality to create their own BS talking points?)
This stupid wall is destroying us.
This stupid wall is destroying us.
