Posted on 12/17/2018 2:53:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The wall. Say those words and you need say no more. There is only one wall on America’s mind.
It was even the protagonist in a White House reality show. The TV ratings were boffo!
Candidate Donald Trump vowed to build the wall on the Mexican border if elected, and has had only minimal success. The migrant caravans from Central America refocused attention on its absence at key crossing points.
But the wall has grown into something larger than itself. It is the ultimate symbol of Trumpism to both supporters and opponents.
To supporters, the wall, combined with better trade deals, is synonymous with America First. The promise to build barriers for much of the 2,000-mile border is key to Trump’s plan to end decades of mass entry by illegal immigrants, some of them violent, and stem the flow of narcotics.
The president believes national security is not possible without border security and border security is not possible without the wall. History says he’s right, though legal changes also are needed.
To Democrats, the wall symbolizes an anti-immigrant agenda that some call racist. Nancy Pelosi calls the wall “immoral,” even though walls already exist at various points along the border.
Democrats, including Hillary Clinton when she was in the Senate, supported walls and backed expansion as part of a large immigration package, but the open-border movement is surging in Pelosi’s party. Besides, with Dems taking the House and prosecutors determined to nail Trump, the growing impeachment movement won’t allow the president any policy victory.
Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are thus adamant that additions to the wall aren’t necessary and offer their support for just $1.4 billion in government funds for maintenance and added security....
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Because it would get shutdown within a minute.
Go fund me takes a big percentage right off of the top.
I am sure there is some bank somewhere that would do it for far less.
Why don’t you?
I think someone tried and it was pulled..................
They should be renamed GoFundLeftistCausesAndFraudulentActivities
“Go fund me takes a big percentage right off of the top”.
Well, THAT’S eye opening. Did not know that.
If enough citizens showed up and held their ground while building, how fast would the marxists call for overwhelming armed force to stop it? Casualties gleefully accepted.
My estimate, within minutes of learning.
We already paid for the wall but the people who stole our money don’t want to build it.
^^ That! ^^
Because we pay taxes, idiot.
Gov don’t work like dat.
Because Go-F**k-Me would stop it in its tracks like they do with all conservative causes.
It would be one heck of a construction site, that’s for sure.
It would probably need armed guards 24/7 with snipers in high positions, I’m guessing, because they would be under siege from minute one.
Get $25 billion of the money Obama gave Iran back. Put lots of pressure on them until they hand it over.
State Bank of North Dakota
Who has ever seen 5 billion dollars raised on GoFundMe?
Who would trust them to handle it?
Stupid ass reporter.
How on earth did you thing they made their money?
It IS a .com.
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Because I want the Mexicans and Democrats to pitch in their share - against their will.
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