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It's a bad idea. It's going to cost a lot of money and will not be effective.
Look at the end result of the Secure Border Fence Act Of 2006, which Democrats voted for. This bill built fencing and barriers for over 600 of the 2000 border. Illegal immigration declined, but it declined at the same steady pace it had been declining since 2000.
The majority of the problem happens at the ports of entry. Hiring more agents of US Customs would be a better idea.
At this point the idea of "building a wall" is more of a sound bite than anything else, a vanity project Trump wants to get done if only to say he accomplished a campaign promise.
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