Is Trump’s wall a white elephant?
Back in June 2017, the BBC did an excellent, in-depth and well-researched report about the problems associated with Trump’s proposed ‘big, beautiful wall’ that Mexico isn’t going to pay for. It is worth visiting at this time, when Trump’s demands that his wall be funded have caused a partial shutdown of our government and have contributed to a tumbling stock market. What is the reality about building the wall? What is the likely cost? What are some of the hurdles?
I want to share some of the more salient points, and you can read the entire report using the link (above). The report breaks it down into six areas:
1. The geography is pretty unfriendly
In fact, the actual border is, in many places, defined as the deepest channel of the river. Building a wall in the middle of the Rio Grande would be challenging for obvious reasons, but there are…
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