I think the best reason against a wall is how effective it would be per dollar spent.
Estimates run from 10 to 20 bill to build it and then 2 to 5 billion per year to maintain and police it.
So 30 to 70 billion over the next 10 years.
If there really is that sort of loot available to divert from other spending, I'd say it deserves a bit of a think tank on how to use that massive amount to solve the actual issue. If that happened to turn out to be a wall, so be it. But does anyone really believe that with their hand over the heart. I'm sure Trump doesn't but knew it was a touchstone issue people could rally behind.
Estimates run from 10 to 20 bill to build it and then 2 to 5 billion per year to maintain and police it.
So 30 to 70 billion over the next 10 years.
If there really is that sort of loot available to divert from other spending, I'd say it deserves a bit of a think tank on how to use that massive amount to solve the actual issue. If that happened to turn out to be a wall, so be it. But does anyone really believe that with their hand over the heart. I'm sure Trump doesn't but knew it was a touchstone issue people could rally behind.