Sorry you had to go through that. The schmuck I was talking to was in favor of border control but thought Trump’s wall was ridiculous. And he got personal about it, calling me names, etc.
There are many that don’t want the wall for different reasons...I think we MUST have a wall, we have to have a serious designated border the whole length of the border. I know they have a river to deal with in Texas and a wall may not work there or in all areas but there still has to be a serious line- this is it no doubt about it. And it must be patrolled and secured. The security of our country depends on it.
I also think Mexico will pay for it. There are many ways to accomplish that- they don’t have to agree- or want to. Of course we will have to pay in the beginning but it really is simple to get the money back. Mexicans entering legally at the Ports of Entry- many of them need a permit to enter; an I-94. I think we now charge them $6 just bump it up to $10...easy to do and would make the crossing wait times shorter because inspectors would have to make less change for the permits. Apply the extra $4 for each permit issued to reimburse for the wall. As many had said we can also charge a fee on money transferred out. There many ways for the cost of the wall to be paid back in no time.