Thread by @SuccubusPixel

@martykep1 @will333_a @charliekirk11 alright, i'll bite. I agree that long-term border protection is important. I disagree with the wall. Most of illegal immigration comes from overstaying visas. #WallWontHelp

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@martykep1 @will333_a @charliekirk11 Most illegal immigration does not cause crime, and that number is declining. So #NotACrisis
Ref: CBP
cbp.gov/newsroom/stats…

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@martykep1 @will333_a @charliekirk11 Marijuana is significantly the most often drug smuggled across the SW border (by 10x) and in the largest quantities (lb), but marijuana is fully legal in 10 states, medically in a bunch more, and decriminalized in several more. So #NotACrisis
Ref: CBP
cbp.gov/sites/default/…
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@martykep1 @will333_a @charliekirk11 Most drugs coming across the border from Mexico come from vehicles crossing at ports of entry. Can't block a gate with a wall (#WallWontHelp)... But also through tunnels, cargo trains, passenger buses, cargo ships. #WallWontHelp here either
Ref: DEA
dea.gov/sites/default/…

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@martykep1 @will333_a @charliekirk11 @realDonaldTrump wants $5.7B for the wall (not worth it in my book), but other sources estimate much higher (DHS: $21.6B to others as much as $66.9B)
Ref: qz.com/967952/trumps-…

still not worth it. End the #TrumpShutdown
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