Do you think the border wall construction plan is an electoral strategy by bush and the republicans?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, yes.

Answer 2

Yes. It is all PR. Look at the 911 hijackers. These guys had big pockets. They had connections and training. They did not get into the US in a border run across the Rio Grande. A wall is NOT going to stop a trained and well financed terrorist attack.

It's all smoke and mirrors. Period. This doesnt make anyone more safe. And if you feel stress and tension about being vulnerable to another terrorist attack, get over it. Go spend a few days in a country with REAL problems, where the threat is not a "What if someone does something bad, and what if they do it here?!?" but a "I hope a bomb doesnt land on my house today, and I hope no stray bullets from firefights in the streets hit me or my children."

Answer 3

By the Republicans, yes. Bush was actually against it at first, but he signed the bill anyway because he signs all of them. But it's a GOP-based election strategy that will mollify a lot of people who just want a quick fix and give the GOP something to blame the democrats for. (If you don't vote for this wall, then you're soft on crime, soft on immigration, soft on terrorism, etc.)

But the truth is, the wall will not stop illegal immigration, it will just move it, make it harder, cause more deaths in the desert. Much as I hate to ageee with him, Bush's idea of a fairly open guest worker program is the only thing that makes sense. Make it EASY for Mexicans to get jobs here, then punish the companies that hire illegally enough that it's not worth the risk. That way, all immigrant workers are known, documented, and taxed.

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

Who knows, you're asking the question in the Australian forum