Trump's Desire for a Wall Meets Resistance from Border Experts

[Frodo]

They would rather rebuild, reinforce, and extend the existing fence:

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The reason why most of the Texas border has no fence is because much of the property along it is privately owned.  Same with that sliver in New Mexico.  

[Hermit For Peace]

And there lies the problem: private ownership of property along the border.

This wall thing is so archaic. As others have said, there are better ways of monitoring illegal migration into our country, more high tech and cheaper.

WHY does it HAVE to be a WALL or a fence? Stooopid.

[Crumpets]

Psh, experts. What do they know?

[Ronnie]

Psh, experts. What do they know?

Them Hollywood Washington D.C. liberals always think they know better than us real Americans.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Just start calling it the Pence Fence and we good. Problem solved!

That reminds of how I wanted the weather camera the local TV news had showing the scene at Lake Murray from the dam to be called the Dam Cam.

[RI]

And there lies the problem: private ownership of property along the border.

Eminent domain.

[The_Doctor]

Here's how this is going to go down:

Trump will build one section and it'll look really nice
He'll do a photo op and claim the whole thing is/will be built
The media will call him out and he'll fire back accusing them of fake news
His supporters will just believe it to be true

This. The wall is entirely symbolic and useless.