Opinion | The debate over Trump’s wall isn’t really about border security

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It’s really a debate about whether we’re willing to live in a fact-based world.

 

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anneapplebaum It’s about a campaign gimmick that became a chant that became a vanity project. From wall to fence to Pelosi’s ‘bead curtain’. What campaign promise next? ‘Lock Her Up’ to ‘House Arrest’ to ‘Deferred Adjudication?’ Also $25-35bn was a more accurate operational final costing

He may have gotten the wall if he had asked Mexico for the money instead of telling them what the were going to pay for......

Correct, it is about effective use of money and time. The wall, so far, if the most efficient way to spend our money and time.

Fact Check: False, a flat out lie.

He has illegals working in his Hotels

WP said illegals has drop, they need to watch the news and read other papers. Illegals crossing is up to beat the wall and hope to get under DACA by lying they been here.

It is about border security

Ya think!?

Do people believe anything the Washington Post prints?

anneapplebaum In a post-fact world the debate about any topic is always money/power related. Kleptocracy

Correct, because walls are clearly used to enhance security.

Correct!!! it is about words WALL or FENCE unless the American people are reading more fake news

I have the perfect solution for realDonaldTrump to abandon the wall. All he has to do is write an executive order limiting the =- 1 million legal immigrants, per year, to zero, then allow up to =-1 million illegal immigrants, per year, to enter through Mexico. Problem solved.

His wall is a modern idea like mining coal.

All you Democrats And wapo are on drugs and live in a dream world.

WaPo paid a terrorist?

Have you considered, re his past w Whitefish (300 million to a firm w 2 FR ee's to aid PR post Maria) how this might be related to the kickbacks & graft common in lg scale construction projects, as well as his 'monumental' ego? Yrs ago a Harvard B-school prof wrote a text on this

Those who dismiss the need for/effectiveness of a wall aren't concerned about sovereignty. You likely have more than a few friends who employ illegals as house servants. The illegal construction workers I know all have 'uncles' already here, beckoning jobs. You ignore the future

Look at the History of Mankind building Walls to keep people out. These Walls have never worked in keeping people out. Total waste of tax payers money. I will never vote for a Republican who supports a Wall.Kansas

We have more than 50 percent of mental disability.based in drugs coming from Mexico. This produce a market for Mexican Cartel. And its 499 Forbes partners. That is destroying our country.we need a wall.and we need death penalty.

I want that wall in front of tRump tower it will improve the design

The people that claim it’s about border security are the same people that get caught on camera telling foreign-born US citizens to go back to their country

Opinion crap.

Trump and his cult members promised that Mexico would pay for it. Until they can adequately explain why this isn’t happening, there should be no more discussion about funding the wall with American taxpayers money!

No 💩

No sh*t

Facts are to Trump as garlic is to vampires

that leaves the post out of any further discussions ...

YES is Issssssssss!!! Man U guys are horrible there. Move to Mexico’ please

What

YOU DONT SAY?

Confederacy on the border...

Its a big beautiful wall.

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