Construction of the border wall between the United States and Mexico have instigated debates amongst U.S. citizens, politicians, and the Mexican community. For this purpose, this paper will show positive cause for the building of the wall. Furthermore this paper will dive into some of the positive aspects that have arisen from other barrier walls throughout history. Arguments showing favoritism for the border being built between the U.S. and Mexico will be supported be several sources.
On one hand, Helmut Langerbein (2009) of the University of Texas argues for the proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Langerbein (2009) states that “on December 16, 2005, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Duncan Hunter’s (R-El Cajon, …show more content…
For instance, knowing that there is a wall that is impenetrable along the U.S. southern border, the likely hood of immigrants willing to traverse though dangerous lands to get to the wall should dramatically go down. Immigrants can be deceived by the landscape of the San Rafael valley, which extends several miles into the Mexican state of Sonora making it one of the most active smuggling corridor in the U.S. thus having the wall at the border will make this valley of less importance to would be illegal immigrants and drug trafficking. Philip Caputo (2007) writes about the experience of immigrants who travel through harsh and dangerous conditions, just for the chance of a successful border crossing so that can make a better life for them and their families in America. Additionally the wall will noticeably cut back on the Mexicans having to hire coyotes to smuggle them across the border when they cannot obtain a legal visa. To illustrate the smuggling of Mexicans into the U.S. would be considered to be a fortune 500 industry if it was a legal business. In fact Mexicans can be charged $1,500.00 a person from coyotes. On top of that fact that less Mexicans will be making the track to cross the border into America, Immigrants from Central America and Brazil will be less inclined to illegally cross into Mexico, and then into the …show more content…
– Mexican border. Sources have shown that crime rate, smuggling, people trafficking, amongst other issue should be greatly reduced once the border wall has been completed. The cost of wall will money and time well spent, once U.S. citizens start benefiting from the cost to them from illegal immigrants. As shown, the wall should have a great impact on the decrease of loss of life to the immigrants who trying to illegally cross the
On one hand, Helmut Langerbein (2009) of the University of Texas argues for the proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Langerbein (2009) states that “on December 16, 2005, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Duncan Hunter’s (R-El Cajon, …show more content…
For instance, knowing that there is a wall that is impenetrable along the U.S. southern border, the likely hood of immigrants willing to traverse though dangerous lands to get to the wall should dramatically go down. Immigrants can be deceived by the landscape of the San Rafael valley, which extends several miles into the Mexican state of Sonora making it one of the most active smuggling corridor in the U.S. thus having the wall at the border will make this valley of less importance to would be illegal immigrants and drug trafficking. Philip Caputo (2007) writes about the experience of immigrants who travel through harsh and dangerous conditions, just for the chance of a successful border crossing so that can make a better life for them and their families in America. Additionally the wall will noticeably cut back on the Mexicans having to hire coyotes to smuggle them across the border when they cannot obtain a legal visa. To illustrate the smuggling of Mexicans into the U.S. would be considered to be a fortune 500 industry if it was a legal business. In fact Mexicans can be charged $1,500.00 a person from coyotes. On top of that fact that less Mexicans will be making the track to cross the border into America, Immigrants from Central America and Brazil will be less inclined to illegally cross into Mexico, and then into the …show more content…
– Mexican border. Sources have shown that crime rate, smuggling, people trafficking, amongst other issue should be greatly reduced once the border wall has been completed. The cost of wall will money and time well spent, once U.S. citizens start benefiting from the cost to them from illegal immigrants. As shown, the wall should have a great impact on the decrease of loss of life to the immigrants who trying to illegally cross the