re: TRUMP Border Wall GoFundMe Page Passes $4.3 Million

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but it does sort of undermine the argument I’ve watched (particularly on TD) that the wall is not a popular idea.

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I would not write off passionate support of the Wall. It’s real. And it’s popular. And people WANT to pay for it.

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Those two conclusions do not necessarily go together. No doubt people are passionate about the wall; that should come as no surprise since it was a major mantra of Trump's campaign. But that doesn't mean the wall is popular. Less than 100,000 people have donated so far...that isn't even a blip on the radar of popularity. If 1,000,000 people donate, that is still less than 1/3 of 1% of the US population.

For the record, I believe in making drastic increases in our border security and totally revamping our immigration laws....but I also believe a border wall is incredibly stupid.

We built that fence, and it was an economic and ecological disaster, while failing to curtail illegal immigration or drug trafficking by any appreciable amount. A wall will be at least 15 times more expensive, at least 15 times more destructive, and will accomplish almost nothing.

Even with a wall, we will have to increase border patrol to keep tabs on all the attempts to circumvent the wall. Let's just increase border patrol and other security measures that will actually have a positive effect, and quit obsessing over the stupid wall.

If we were to build even part of the wall, I predict we will be tearing it down within 20 years.