Border Wall Arguments

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Did you know President donald trump's border wall could cost as much as $14 billion, according to officials. William Murphy, Professor of American History, specializing in political history sais Twelve million, six hundred thousand cubic yards. In other words, this wall would contain over three times the amount of concrete used to build the Hoover Dam a project that, unlike Trump’s wall, has qualitative, verifiable economic benefits.Donald trump's wall should be built because of many different reasons such as it protects our jobs and it keeps illegal drugs out of the U.S.A]
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The wall should not be built because it costs alot “President-elect Donald Trump says that his proposed wall between Mexico and much of the southern U.S. border will cost $8 billion to $12 billion, which is a very broad range. recently, he said the United States would underwrite the cost of the wall and recoup it from Mexico.”(time for kids) this shows that the wall costs a lot of money. …show more content…
“.Enforce the immigration laws of the United States and restore the Constitutional rule of law upon which America’s prosperity and security depend.” (www.donald trump.com)his is basically saying the wall protects our jobs by keeping mexicans out of the U.S.A because when they move here they need a job so they take ours. Also William Murphy, Professor of American History, specializing in political history sais Twelve million, six hundred thousand cubic yards. In other words, this wall would contain over three times the amount of concrete used to build the Hoover Dam — a project that, unlike Trump’s wall, has qualitative, verifiable economic benefits And benefits such as protecting american

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