The Wall

Will there really be a need to build the wall on the Mexican border?

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Will there really be a need to build the wall on the Mexican border?  With negative net migration with Mexico (in other words, more people are crossing to Mexico than to the United States), a wall, even if feasible, is a solution for a problem that doesn’t really exist. Now, after the election, could a wall serve the purpose of keeping disgruntled U.S. voters from fleeing to Mexico?  Maybe that is a wall that Mexico will be willing to pay for…

Cartoon credit: Manny Francisco, Manila, The Phillippines, Caglecartoons.com

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