What's so hard about a fence??

Question

If the chinese could do it(an eon or so ago),why can't we? As americans, we can build some perty amazing things.i.e the hoover damn,freeways,panama canal,etc.what is so hard about a damn wall? those army corp of engineers can build almost anything.I'm not an engineer,but i can design an impenirable fenceline.,and we've got the labor force to do it. GET ER DONE!!

Answer 1

You're right. I could build it in a few months. It doesn't have to be perfect just slow em down. If the fed's don't take care of it the States better do it themselves. But don't get the Corp involved it would take 10 years for them to write the spec's on it and it would cost $1200.00 per foot.

We'd better get on this pretty quick. Chavez is training Arabs to speak spanish and pass themselves off as Mexicans. There's more than mexicans looking for jobs comming across that border.

Answer 2

Fence will not reduce migration becuase will adapt or evade the fence secruity systems over time. Going after employers is probadly a better place, but Bush republican party would lose voters in the business lobby doing that. Well, the republcains want the lowest dollar labor, and use margialization of migrants to accoplish thier diabolical task. The fence is a smokescreen, and in the end we will spend billions tearing it out 30 years later because of economic intergration concerns, and taxpayer will balk at the cost in the long run. Consifcation of employers assests hiring unathorized workers thru leins, and repossions would be a lot more effect, but as a said the republican party likes the labor cheap as possible, and the democrats want the easy votes. The whole thing makes me sick

Answer 3

You know its all about wages. They get paid very little down their. Those countries need to start developing and their should be unions to bring their pay cheques up. I am not talking our minimum wage. Just have it so they make american 2 dollars a hour. Or the same as they would make at say, a orchard of some kind. This would greatly help on the ilegal immigrant issue. The main issue is jobs and pay, and when they look to the USA thats all they can see. Just as many of our ancestors did so long ago. However to much and it becomes a problem. Thats what we are faced with today, 6 billion people on this blue and green ball. So thats my idea. Do not build a fence, the goverments of more developed countries should try to put pressure on the goverments of those countries to increase minimum wage. Or those countries that are stable enough to form unions should.

Answer 4

A fence attempts to lock in and out and while it may work - a dog can dig under - a bird can fly over - and man being smarter will figure away pass it. Better to control the reason on why they come here. I said numerous times - make them register. Fine companies who heir unregistered illegals. Have the illegals only able to cash a check (no cash awarded to them) at post offices. There the check once cleared will have tax & SS witheld. These workers can't get SS benefits unless they become a citzen. Their taxes & SS will offset the services they steal from us.

Answer 5

No one said the fence was a 100% solution...it's part of a solution. I don't beleive it's nearly as hard or as expensive as the government wants to make it. Hey Canada is securing their border....300 some odd million dollars. It's common sense to secure our borders. I'm with you.......get er done. The sooner the better. The Minutemen are down there working for free and getting something done through donations. If the government won't.....the people will.

Answer 6

A lot of places would go bankrupt if they had to pay the workers the legal way. The government don't want it because they would lose too many votes/donations (from big business) . Big business don't want it, cause its cheap labor and the rest of us, well, we just pay and pay and pay. That is what is wrong with that. A fence, we pay again, bullets are cheaper but there are no guarantees. I said years ago and have repeated it plenty of time since, between affirmative action and political correctness, America is going down the tube. Alas

Answer 7

so true but unfortunately that labor force is illegals. Didn't you read about the Mass. construction company who obtained a contract to start building a fence on the border and later on was fined 5 million dollars for having hired illegals to help build it. oh the irony of it all ,lol

Answer 8

Imagine if you could move to a country that would entirely support you - free rent, free food, free medical/dental, free education, free everything and if you FEEL like working, a job. AND they would learn your language to accommodate you AND the people were so afraid of being called racist or appearing politically incorrect that they all but turned their entire paycheck over to you...wouldn't you climb a fence/wall/cross a scorching desert to get that? I mean, if you didn't mind breaking the law and exploiting the people of another country for your own gain.

We need to look at WHY they are coming and eliminate the reason.

Answer 9

We should continue to erect that fence. It is deterring illegal entry, it's already proven useful. No one ever said it was the only thing to do to deter illegal entry. Punish those who hire them, take away their incentives (welfare, food stamps, low cost housing,medical care, Social Security

Answer 10

Well, good lord!! Run on down there and give em' a hand!! They need help down there and they also need donations for fencing and supplies. It's not like we have the entire Army Corps. of Engineers down there. We only have volunteers. Git 'r' Done!!