Will a Border Fence along the US-Mexico border become the "Great Wall of America"?

Question

The border fence could be as long as the Great Wall of China.

The purpose of the fence is to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants.

An effective wall would need to be 50 feet high and 40 feet wide. It would need guard towers position along the wall. It would need to wide enough for border patrols to walk and drive on top of it. So, that would make it the Great Wall of America. It could possibly be seen from space! Image the distance from California to Texas.

Answer 1

No it will make Americans hypocrites for criticising the Iron Curtain.

Hadrians wall didn't work.
The Iron Curtain didn't work.
The Isreali wall isn't working.
This one will fail too.

And worse, it will take a billion dollars out of hospital, school and public services budgets to save a few million dollars in immigration control.

Answer 2

We need more than a fence. We need an armed force out there 24/7 keeping them out! I don't care if people think of it as the 'Great Wall of America' or not. We need to start taking a stand against illegal immigrants infiltrating our country.

Answer 3

If it were actually a fence, it would be eletric hehehehe

In fact it needs to be a concrete/cement wall, 100 feet high and 5 feet thick, with an apprpriately-armed border patrolman every 200 yards along the wall.

Answer 4

To stevebales above me, nobody thinks the wall is a panacea that will solve all our problems. It is, however, a good start. Just because it won't be 100% effective doesn't make it a bad idea. It's a good start coupled with tougher immigration laws and getting rid of the handouts that make the illegals want to come here in the first place. Just like crime, nothing stops 100%. But fighting it is better than the alternative. I say build the great wall of america.

Answer 5

You know there's two positive sides to having the wall. It keeps illegals out, and it gives them a new wall for their gang graffiti if built right. That thin tin junk I think the U.S government is buying from Mexico. The fence needs to be more like the ones used in Iraq. You know the gated fence that rips vehicles to shreds when they try to ram through it.

Answer 6

No it won't. The Great Wall of China was erected to stop invasion. Article 4 of our Constitution obligates the Federal government to guard the States against invasion. Every nation has the right to secure its borders against invasion and such is the case here.

Answer 7

The border fence couldn't be that long. There is the Gulf of Mexico, which is a natural border.
I think the border fence is long overdue, and would benefit Americans, and legal immigrants greatly. There are too many Guatemalans, Colombians, people other than Mexicans coming in through this border, and it must be stopped before they take the very lives of Americans and the freedom we fought for and gave our lives for centuries. The things they have done for centuries?
Why should my son be frightened of gangs whom fathers are the most feared drug dealers in East Providence?

Answer 8

I don't think we need a actual physical fence. We could use some sort of electronic fence with cameras and guards near by.We have sent men to the moon,I know NASA has something we could use.

Answer 9

We have a great wall around most of our expressways already. Have you noticed that? I don't think a wall will solve our problems.
We need a better approach we can all agree with. Certain areas would do good with some type of fencing, or wall. We really need to know who is in our country. Are they terrorist? Child rapers? Serial Killers? Repeat offenders? Or honest hard working immigrants just trying to make ends meat?

Lets find a solution we can all agree with.

Answer 10

That walls is not gonna stop the immigrants from coming... the only thing is gonna do is have to spend money on it... Either way immigrants will find a way to come over here.. they always had and always will