Donald Trump's proposed border wall is more beneficial than not.

You did a good job on your opening act. But there were some misguided information you posted in your argument. I will elaborate on this soon. But i will talk about why the wall isn't a good idea first. I'm against this wall proposal for variety of reasons. But before i go further. I just need to mention this again because it's a pretty big piece. During Trump campaign trail he said more than once he wanted Mexico to pay for this wall. And a lot of his votes was base on this false hood. Now Trump is seeking Congress and then the US tax payers to fit the bill. That sound ludicrous to me. Saying one thing and then back tracking and now saying the opposite. Plus it not like it will be cheap, or fix any of the problems anyway. Now i will talk about the facts about this wall proposal. The cost of the Wall. The estimates for the wall vary greatly. It" was once said it would cost no more than 10 billions dollars. Well now this figured keep on growing. We have 12 to 15 to 15 to 20 billions. "Peters" spokesman Jacob Peters said the congressman used the $21.6 billion estimate because it "comes from the internal report done by the Department of Homeland Security. " (2) But there was another report on this. " "Democratic staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said"nearly $70 billion " not including the significant costs and legal resources required for land acquisition". (3) At this point in time it hard to determine the actual price tag on this wall, because it lack of clarity. "Physically imposing in height," ideally 30 feet high but no less than 18 feet, sunk at least six feet into the ground to prevent tunneling under it" (4) "Undocumented workers and drugs will still find their way across any barrier the administration ends up building". (5) So, such a wall will be irrelevant. "Smuggling tunnels can be as deep as 70 ft. " (6) So, the wall will go only six feet into the ground. So, this does nothing to stop the drugs from coming in. There are other ways this wall will be exposed. One going though it. By digging a hole though the wall. Going over the wall by rope and other supplies. Another way is this going around the wall, like going though the river or by using the Pacific ocean. So, no the wall would not help, nor deter anyone from crossing illegally. "The wall is increasingly irrelevant to the drug trade as it is now practiced because most of the drugs smuggled into the U. S. from Mexico no longer arrive on the backs of those who cross illegally. Instead, according to the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration, most of the smuggled marijuana as well as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines comes through the 52 legal ports of entry on the border". (7) So, again this will not stop anything. Just waste of money and time. Imagine where this 21 billions or more could go! Like school, hospital, feeding the less unfortunate, and more. I will get to this part more in detail in the later rounds. I wanted to point out something, before i go on. " You said this "considering approximately half of all illegal immigrants in the US arrive by "hopping the border" Your source is kind of out dated because it was back in 2006. It 2018 right now. So, this was published 12 years ago. The reason I'm bring this up is this it Irreverent to this debate. Because it just outdated. There are new facts and new information out there. I will go over this topic actually right now. You being misguided on where the illegal immigrants are coming from. You mentioned Mexico is the main source of our so called problems. And saying Mexico is the only problem. "43.2 million immigrants living in the U. S. in 2015, making up 13.4% of the nation"s population" (8) that's a big number. But when you break that number down, it not all coming from Mexico. Actually you may be surprised but they actually only rank second for illegal immigrants at "11,576, 253 at 26.8%" the first on this list is "South and East Asia at 11,615,903 at 26.9%" (9) So, if you count both of these numbers that barely over half at 53.7%. It not just Mexico who you claim to be the problem, but they are other nations who are coming in illegally. "Number from Mexico declining and the number from other regions rising, according to the latest Pew Research Center estimates". (10) In the same research it also stated this "Mexican been declining in recent years: There were 5.6 million Mexican unauthorized immigrants living in the U. S. in 2015 and 2016, down from 6.4 million in 2009". (11) Another key stat to keep in mind is this. There are "Six states account for 59% of unauthorized immigrants: California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois" (12) So again, it doesn't add up to build a wall. To keep a very small fraction of illegals out. When you have only two out of the six states that would have the wall. The U. S. BORDER PATROL have seen declining numbers over the last couple of years on Illegal immigrants crossing the Border. "In 2016 the number was 274,821 then in 2017 it went down to 199,844" (13) "inadmissible refers to individuals encountered at ports of entry who are seeking lawful admission into the United States but are determined to be inadmissible. " (14) You suggested that illegal immigrants steal U. S. jobs and suppress U. S. wages. "There is little evidence to support such claims. According to a comprehensive National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine analysis, immigration does not significantly impact the overall employment levels" (15) Most undocumented workers get paid less. And work in "include agriculture, construction, manufacturing, hospitality services, and seafood processing. " (16) So, moving these individuals will actually hurt the economy. Not make it better. "According to the state and local tax data analysis"published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)"undocumented immigrants contribute about $11.6 billion to the economy annually, including nearly $7 billion in sales and excise taxes and $3.6 billion in property taxes". (17) I will go further in details on that later. As for now the floor is yours. Source 2. . http://www.politifact.com... 3. . https://www.hsgac.senate.gov... 4,5,6,7. . https://www.brookings.edu... 8&9. . http://www.pewhispanic.org... 10, 11, & 12. . http://www.pewresearch.org... 13&14. . https://www.cbp.gov... 15&16. . https://www.brookings.edu... 17. . https://www.thenation.com...