Border Wall

Hello Judges and my opponent. The Border Wall proposed by the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump has caused a lot controversy and has faced strict opposition from liberals. My job is to prove that the Mexican-American Border Wall is a great idea and will deter human trafficking, the drug cartels, and illegal immigration from the Southern Border. First I will refute my opponents claims and then will proceed to explain the benefits of the Wall. Immigration and Cost: My opponent is correct that half of all illegal immigrants come from visa overstays, but the Border Crossing Cards is a little far fetched. There is no mention of border crossing cards in any of their sources. The Visa people primarily come from overseas and that problem is a whole different problem for which Trump has proposed expanding the E-Verify system. The problem we are discussing for this debate is illegal immigration via the Southern Border, so I urge judges and my opponent to not delve further on the visas argument. Now let's get on to the tunnels argument. Israel a key ally of the United States in the Middle East has developed a tunnel detection system to prevent Hamas from transporting troops beneath the wall in Israel. [1] The U.S. has invested 120 million dollars into this technology, so it will get the technology as well. [2] But if that isn't sufficient, the CBP is also developing new technology to combat tunnels built by the cartels with the help of the Department of Defense and private industries as well.[3] Now let's move on to the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. In case you didn't know, there's the United States Coast Guard to protect navel entrances and smuggling. There are currently 38,000 active-duty people, 8,000 Reservists, and 35,000 Auxiliarists in the Coast Guard. [4] The United States shoreline according to the NOAA is 95,471 miles including the Great Lakes and Alaska+Hawaii. Even if we include these, and only use active duty CG, there would be a soldier every 2.5 miles. The distance would get lower if the reserve and auxiliaries were called in. Alaska would still be harder to defend, but just considering the mainland and not the smaller islands, it's easily defensible. Even if the cartels go to Alaska, it would take ages to get there by boat while avoiding the CG. Even if they get to Alaska it's a 44 hour drive to Washington State and even more to other states via Canada. And we are forgetting the Canadian police and Border Patrol as well. I hope that's sufficient to explain the shoreline argument, so now let's move to the cost. According to your CNN source the estimate given to Trump was 10 billion. Remember, Trump was a builder and these companies worked alongside him so the estimate is probably a good one, but because other people have said up to 25 billion, we'll go with that. The cost is going to be reimbursed by Mexico through one or more methods as explained by Trump during the campaign season: "Mexico must pay for the wall and, until they do, the United States will, among other things: "impound all remittance payments derived from illegal wages; increase fees on all temporary visas issued to Mexican CEOs and diplomats (and if necessary cancel them); increase fees on all border crossing cards " of which we issue about 1 million to Mexican nationals each year (a major source of visa overstays); increase fees on all NAFTA worker visas from Mexico (another major source of overstays); and increase fees at ports of entry to the United States from Mexico [Tariffs and foreign aid cuts are also options]. We will not be taken advantage of anymore."[5] Jobs I don't think my opponent knows the difference between legal and illegal immigrants. Trump likes legal immigration and there's nothing wrong with legal immigration. The problem is when you cheat the system and migrate illegally. Not only are you undermining the law abiding people patiently waiting in line, but you are cheating American taxpayers. According to a study by FAIR, illegal immigration costs American taxpayers 113 billion dollars every year at the local, state, and federal levels. There are more statistics present on this website about the harms of illegal immigration.[6]Hell even illegal immigrants get healthcare funded by the taxpayers. (Feel free to research the names to figure out the validity)[7] But, let's get back to the point. Immigrants that legally come legally are ok, illegally, bad. Legal immigrants can't affect the jobs of Americans, but illegals can, why? Because they lower wages. Let's think of a scenario. I'm an American that unfortunately had to drop out of high school to support my family. I work part time at a construction facility. I work hard everyday for minimum wage, to support my family, but one day I get layed off. I wonder why, but there is not much I can do. The real reason was that my employer found an illegal immigrant willing to do the same work I do for three dollars. See the point? Morals The difference between us and the Native Americans in the past is that we can enforce our laws and defend our borders. The Native Americans were outgunned by the Europeans and that's why they couldn't defend their land. The United States on the other hand can. The Americans fought for their independence through blood, sweat, and tears, to escape the atrocities forced onto them by the British, so why can't the people South of the border? And even if we don't "turn away those in need," how many do we let in? A hunded? A thousand? A million? A billion? Ethically speaking, it would be everyone. Even if we set a limit, how can we decide who's in need and who's just acting? There's a reason why we have laws and processes to determine who can and cannot come into the United States. I am not Christian either, and don't know much about the Bible. Religion shouldn't be used to justify to go against policies in my opinion. But regardless, let's talk realistically, if a murderer lives next me, am I going to love him? Of course not. Let's move on to your second quote. Yes, I would help the woman without knowing anything. But if I knew that they traveled a hundred miles on foot and jumped the border illegally, then the case would be different. I'd of course do the delivery, but call ICE after and have them deported. Nobody is above the law. Nobody. Drugs The Mexican-American border is infamous for drug smuggling. "Illegal drug abuse costs American society $181 billion a year in health care costs, lost workplace productivity, law enforcement, and legal costs. Mexican drug cartels make an estimated $19-$29 billion a year on drug sales in the United States. Conflicts between drug cartels over territory as well as the attempts to stop drug trafficking by law enforcement officials often results in violence, and this has caused over 55,000 deaths since the proclaimed Mexican Drug War began in 2006." As everyone knows, drugs are a huge problem and a majority of the problem comes from our border filled with holes. Human Trafficking "It is estimated that 17,000 to 19,000 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States each year. Trafficking is the recruitment and possible transport of persons within or across boundaries by force, fraud, or deception for the purpose of exploiting them economically. Victims are lured with false promises of good jobs and better lives, and then forced to work under brutal and inhuman conditions."[9] Human trafficking is one of the worst crimes and human rights violations that can occur, and it is fairly common via the Southern Border. Just recently in San Antonio, a truck outside WalMart was found to have contained illegal immigrants. The trailer was closed in the sweltering Texas heat. Nine illegal immigrants died because of the cartels.[10] A Wall would deter human trafficking because there would be no method to get inside the U.S. For now, I rest my case and look forward to my opponents rebuttals. Good Luck! [1]https://www.investigativeproject.org... [2]http://www.techtimes.com... [3]https://www.cbp.gov... [4]http://www.military.com... [5]https://assets.donaldjtrump.com... [6]http://www.fairus.org... [7]https://www.reddit.com... [8]https://www.therecoveryvillage.com... [9]http://www.fairus.org... [10]https://www.usatoday.com...