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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is clear, from the posters here and from the statements from the Democrats, that they really have no reasonable argument against a wall.  It is all about #resistance and ensuring that Trump is unable to fulfill a promise he made to the American people...

Dems:  "Walls don't work."
&lt;They are shown evidence of how successful the wall has been not only in our country, but also other countries&gt;
Dems:  "We need other solutions - technology and people."
&lt;They are shown evidence of where Trump has stated he would include other solutions&gt;
Dems:  "You can't place a wall along the entire border."
&lt;They are shown evidence of where Trump has stated that there will be places where a wall won't be built&gt;
Dems: &quot;It's too much money.&quot; 
&lt;&quot;It is less than 1/2 of 1% of the federal budget&quot;&gt;
Dems:  &quot;You haven't spent all the money already allocated.&quot;
&lt;&quot;Neither have many of the agencies allocated money.  If that is your criteria for spending, we can talk about some of the social programs you want to fund.&gt;
Dems:  &quot;Why have you chosen this hill to die on?&quot;

Nice try, folks.  Your strategy is so damned transparent.  [/quote]

[b]Walls don't work. Ask Reagan. Look at the stats.[/b] And if you campaign on building a wall that Mexico is going to pay for, then follow through on that promise. I don't think, if Trump had run on a platform of "We are going to spend $30B on a Wall" that conservatives would have supported that.

And ultimately, Trump had control of the House, Senate and White House for the past 2 years and didn't do diddly squat on his wall. In another week, he will have lost his chance. Why didn't the GOP support him when he had the chance? Why didn't he take the $25B when the democrats offered it?[/quote]

I am betting you weren't even alive during the Reagan years.  Walls do work.  Statistics bear that out.  And, as far as Reagan:

[quote]The late President Ronald Reagan’s son, Michael Reagan, warned President Trump that he must act now if he wants to receive funding for a border wall, comments that came just before it was announced Trump would not sign a stopgap funding measure that did not include the $5 billion he’s requested for a border wall.

“Hey @POTUS in 1986 my father made a deal with the Democrats Amnesty for Border Security my father is still waiting,” Michael Reagan tweeted Thursday. “U have no choice its now or never..#BuildTheWallNow.”

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 allowed any illegal immigrants who had been in the U.S. since 1982 to receive temporary legal status and eventually become eligible for green cards if they learned English.

The legislation also attempted to boost border security by increasing funding for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Border Patrol, although it did not call for a border wall. The measure also sought to crack down on illegal immigration by barring employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Since 1986, the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. has more than doubled from approximately 5 million to approximately 10.7 million as of 2016, Pew Research Center reports.[/quote]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michael-reagan-warns-trump-he-must-act-now-on-border-wall[/quote]

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