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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe tRump wall won't stop the tunnels.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-border-tunnel-20181009-story.htmlMexican officials discovered a sophisticated cross-border tunnel that began in a home in the town of Jacume less than a football field away from the U.S. border. Sophisticated tunnels take a lot of time and money to make, Michael said, and theyre not uncommon in the area. When we find them, theyre a pretty big deal.
A rail system ran the entire length of the tunnel, and a solar panel system powered lighting and ventilation, according to the Border Patrol. It also had systems to pump out water. The shaft at the tunnels entry was about 31 feet deep. The unfinished exit shaft went up about 15 feet but did not break the surface. The tunnel averaged about 3 feet tall and 2½ feet wide, and was 627 feet long.
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The tRump wall won't stop the tunnels. (Original Post)
BigmanPigman
Oct 2018
OP
Thinking a wall will secure a border is insane. Over, under, around or through. Very simple.
Midnight Writer
Oct 2018
#2
Not to mention the vast majority of undocumented workers here are people who didn't renew their visa
bearsfootball516
Oct 2018
#3
rampartc
(5,407 posts)1. american busunesses want cheap, illegal labor
there is no down side to hiring undocimented workers. the idea is to keep the undocumented employees terrorized so that they are afraid to ask for a raise or complain about working conditions.
the "conservative" immigration frenzy is mostly just rhetoric for their unemployable base. the wall is symbolic, and certainly trump does not expect it to actually keep anyone out.
Midnight Writer
(21,767 posts)2. Thinking a wall will secure a border is insane. Over, under, around or through. Very simple.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)3. Not to mention the vast majority of undocumented workers here are people who didn't renew their visa
A wall isn't going to do anything to stop that.