U.S Mexico Border

Henry Quillin
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
11-30-18


          There are around 700 miles of wall/fence that cover the 2000 United States Mexican border. President Trump wants to expand that wall over the whole border. I argue that this is not a good idea at all, and it will negatively impact our economy, environment,  and foreign relations. First, let's talk about how much the wall will cost. According to Trumps own Homeland Security, the wall will cost around 9 billion dollars for the concrete alone. This is not accounting for the labor, metal, security, and countless other factors, though it is estimated that it could cost up to 20 to 40 billion dollars. Since Mexico is not paying for the wall, the funding for it will most likely come out of our taxes.  Trump claims that the border is very dangerous and we should keep the Mexicans out, but according to an analysis by the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center,  "The crime rates in U.S. border counties are lower than the average for similarly sized inland counties".  As we talked about in IHSS class analyzing the results of the survey, most counties that are on or near the border are democratic. People who live near the border are for immigration and against the wall, while people who have not seen what the border is like are against immigration.  The wall would also be extremely damaging to the environment. The wall could damage and possibly endanger plants and wildlife on either side of the wall. Scientists say that the jaguars, ocelots, and the Mexican gray wolf species will be heavilly affected by the wall, ass it cuts off animal populations who depend on the ability to roam at the border. So here is my argument for why the wall should not built.

       

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