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Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

In 2015 U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump issued a proposal to build a wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. The wall would extend along the 1,900 mile border and would prevent illegal goods and people from entering the U.S. In 2013 the Government Accountability Office reported that the border patrol had intercepted 61% of individuals who had attempted to cross the border that year. Analysts say that building a wall along the entire border is impossible since it parts of it contain rocky, uneven terrain. Proponents argue that the wall will cut down on the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into the U.S. Opponents argue that the wall is impossible to build and illegal immigration into the U.S. has declined significantly since the 2008 financial crisis.

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Response rates from 4.8m America voters.

39%
Yes
61%
No
33%
Yes
48%
No
5%
Yes, but make it a high-tech surveillance barrier instead of a physical one
6%
No, this would be too costly and ineffective
1%
Yes, and Mexico should pay for it
4%
No, but increase our military presence along the southern border
1%
No, and we should adopt an open border policy
1%
No, keep the current wall but do not build more of it

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 @8LXM2H3 from Louisiana answered…4yrs4Y

I don't have enough knowledge for an opinion pertaining to this.

 @46492CWfrom Florida answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but not to keep people out, solely for aesthetic pleasure.

 @ISIDEWITHanswered…3yrs3Y

No, but increase border patrol, and improve our visa program. A wall would be a waste of money.

 @957QQY7 from North Carolina answered…2yrs2Y

No, but abolish the 1965 immigration system and establish a brand new immigration system that will benefit the American people.

 @9438QSR from North Carolina answered…2yrs2Y

No, but we should abolish the 1965 immigration system and establish a brand new immigration system that will benefit the American people.

 @9D47SPK from North Carolina answered…1yr1Y

No, but improve border patrol and our visa program. A wall would be overkill and a waste of money.

 @9D8TB68 from Texas answered…1yr1Y

No, but increase our military presence along the southern border and the Canadian border and coasts too and we should mobilize the world to put a stop to sex drug and slave trafficking but let migrants across the border

 @9VHSZ98 from California answered…1wk1W

Yes, and increase our military presence in Mexico and pressure Mexico to keep their people on their side of the border

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Iran Warns to U.S. Allies Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next

Tehran is threatening in secret diplomatic backchannels to target the oil-rich Arab Gulf states and other American allies in the Middle East if their territories or airspace are used for an attack on Iran, said Arab officials.Israel has threatened Tehran with a severe reprisal after Iran fired about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month, with some Israeli officials and commentators pushing for damaging strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities or oil infrastructure. In that event, Iran has warned it would respond with devastating hits on Israel’s civilian infrastructure, and would retaliate against any Arab state that facilitated the attack, the officials said.The Arab officials said the countries that Iran has threatened include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, all of which host U.S. troops. These states have told the Biden administration that they don’t want their military infrastructure or airspace to be used by the U.S. or Israel for any offensive operations against Iran, the officials said. While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.While the Iranian threats are vague, they have raised concerns in energy-rich Persian Gulf states that their oil facilities—long viewed as protected by an American security umbrella—could be hit, the Arab officials said. U.S. military installations and forces in the region could also be at risk in a region with one of the highest concentrations of American troops in the world, they added.

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