[Jim in CT]

So Trump mentioned in his speech last night, that walls have proven very effective in San Diego, in El Paso, in Yuma.

So here is my question to Spence, Pete, WDMSO, Nebe, etc...why wouldn't Trump's proposed expanded wall, work as well as walls have worked in the past? Why did all the prominent democrats support the wall in 2006 and 2013?

Please note, pointing out cases of people getting around walls, might show that walls aren't perfect, but it doesn't show that walls don't help.


A wall will not eliminate illegal crossings. But where walls have been built, they have reduced illegal crossings, significantly.

You're also not refuting my point by suggesting that we need other forms of security (more agents at ports of entry, drones, cameras), because Trump is asking for that, too. No one is saying the wall is all we need. We are saying that as a component of a broader security package, walls help.

Other than partisan resistance, I see no point or logic behind the resistance to the wall.