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Americans Don't Want a Border Wall
Source: PoliticalWire
January 11, 2019 at 7:32 am EST By Taegan Goddard
A new University of Maryland survey finds only 4 in 10 Americans favor building a border wall.
“Fewer than half our respondents were persuaded by the argument that a wall would prevent potential threats from coming into the country and would strengthen U.S. borders. Nearly two-thirds, including 4 in 10 Republicans, were persuaded by the counterargument: Because migrants can always find alternative routes to crossing the border, there are better methods for deterring illegal entry.”
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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/11/americans-dont-want-a-border-wall/
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The alternative Trump fact that most of the federal employees affected by the shutdown want the wall
