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| Here Comes the Wailing about the Wall |
| 2017-01-26 |
| WASHINGTON (Ay-Pee) President Donald Trump signed immigration orders Wednesday jump-starting construction of a border wall and stripping funding from sanctuary cities, which don't arrest or detain immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. This from a Waco TV station, so the link is mostly positive. Since most Americans oppose using US tax dollars to pay for the wall, I suppose we'll just have to tax remittances... The president signed the two executive orders Wednesday during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Trump also plans to increase the number of border patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Mr. Trump told ABC work could begin on the wall within a matter of months. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #9 Spot on AP. It must include an 'wide array' of tactics. As an example, I would not discount the notion of seeding the Mexican side with acoustic sensors. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-01-26 17:59 |
| #8 It cannot be just a stinkin' wall. It needs to be a whole system of blocking, detection, and countermeasures to insurgents. Best thing is to talk to the Israelis and learn from them. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-01-26 17:52 |
| #7 If you are really committed to stopping illegal immigration you could string a pair of barbed-wire fences 10 yards apart with free-fire zone between them. Not very compassionate though. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-01-26 14:22 |
| #6 The Israelis have been advising Kenya about building a wall along the Somali border, so they'll be organized to discuss it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-26 13:10 |
| #5 The Israelis have spent a fair bit on their walls. Those are "mid-tech" -- you have a tall concrete wall with concertina wire at the top, foot paths on either side, a good road on your side (for construction and then patrol) along with some sensors and lighting. Yup, it's going to cost money. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2017-01-26 12:35 |
| #4 They're building sound walls along large stretches of interstate. Maybe we could just start with a sound wall along the border because of all the mariachi music? |
| Posted by: Fred 2017-01-26 12:32 |
| #3 How much more does a 'high tech' wall cost? How much has already been spent on one? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-01-26 12:09 |
| #2 Why in the crap would someone build a 35' tall x 10" thick concrete only wall? Seriously, how many ways is this wrong, both structurally and practically? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2017-01-26 12:01 |
| #1 The American Society of Civil Engineers newsletter that pointed me to this, and other links, was much less positive: Many challenges accompany President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall between the US and Mexico, including its vast length, open desert that would necessitate new roads be built and, of course, paying for it. A solid wall 35 feet tall and 10 inches thick, for example, would need up to 14.3 million tons of concrete, says the Portland Cement Association. But I learned at Rantburg, you don't need a continuous wall, just some walls to focus the traffic so you can control it. You don't have to starve six-year old children, just control where they come in. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-01-26 11:49 |