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

Thanks, Nd2400. In regards to Trump saying he'll get Mexico to pay for it, it was a great idea, but wasn't ever feasible and was just another case of Trump implying that what he wants to happen will happen, before even looking into it. He isn't a politician (one reason I like him), and he has no idea how implementing policies work, so I don't blame him for thinking he can just snap his fingers and have a cheque delivered from the president of Mexico, dotting his I's with hearts.Anyway...My immediate argument in favour of the proposed border wall will be from a financial standpoint. It is estimated that illegal immigrants cost the country approximately $116billion per year [1]. This is just way too much, and a wall would have cut this number in half if implemented not too long ago, considering approximately half of all illegal immigrants in the US arrive by "hopping the border" [2]. And of course we need to bring up the cost of the wall, which is estimated to be at $18billion [3] - I'm sure you'll have a different number, lol.So taking these three statistics into account, implementing a border wall will eventually reward the US by saving more than it costs. Yes, people will continue to overstay visas etc, however cutting illegal immigration in half will benefit the country financially, in a major way.In the case of criminal offenses, Illegal immigrants are upwards of 146% more likely to commit crimes than citizens, and almost twice as likely to commit serious crimes such as murder, rape, etc [4]. There is a large cultural divide between illegal immigrants and American citizens, for a plethora of reasons which I won't get into now, but these cultures take some time to integrate with others. Not saying one is bad or worse than the other, but life in Mexico and South American countries is significantly harder, poorer, and subjected to more violence than in America, so it's natural that these are ways of life and many people bring this way of life with them when they sneak into the country.To add to our divide, the amount of illegals that don't have the ability or resources to learn or speak English just adds to a major barrier between us. It would be a whole other story if we could communicate flawlessly and held similar moral/cultural values, but about half of Latino immigrants (not illegals, so imagine what that number would be) don't believe they should learn English. While yes, the other half believe they should, half believe they shouldn't, which is way too many [5].Another argument to actually help the illegal immigrants with their own personal well-being would be the fact that implementing a border wall will stop them from attempting to walk to the US, which has resulted in thousands of deaths in the past few years [6].I'm all for people looking for a better life, and if that means they wish to immigrate to a new country, by all means I'm happy that they want to do so. I also understand that the immigration process is quite lengthy and I'm for an immigration reform to significantly lower the wait time and cost of immigrating to the US, but that doesn't change the fact that in the meantime, coming into the country illegally means 1) you most likely aren't paying taxes, so you're a drain on the economy, 2) nobody has any idea who you are or what you're doing here, and 3) you're contributing to a major cultural divide. The amount of illegal immigrants and people in support of illegal immigrants who rioted and acted overly aggressive during anti-Trump protests were absolutely disgusting, and basically proved that a large number of these people are not fit to live in America, and implementing a border wall will keep more aggressive, violent people out.And I'm of course not saying every single illegal immigrant is a horrible person, but it doesn't change the fact that they're breaking America's laws in a multitude of areas, and unless laws all of a sudden don't apply to people because they're from another country, I can't see how keeping it the way it is now is beneficial at all.Thanks, and on to you!Sources[1] https://fairus.org...[2] http://www.pewhispanic.org...[3] https://www.washingtonpost.com...[4] https://poseidon01.ssrn.com...[5] http://www.pewhispanic.org...[6] https://www.gao.gov...