Persuasive Essay On Trump's Border Wall

Trumps border wall should not be build due to the many flaws such as cost, how it doesn't work and how it can cause US and Mexican relations to fall apart. The first reason why Trumps wall should not be built is because it will be too expensive and will raise a lot of taxpayers taxes. According to the article, Why we should not build Trump's border wall (2017), “Needing to fulfil his election pledge to start building on day one, Mr Trump has signed an executive order setting it in motion. He has accepted that US taxpayers will have to cover the initial funding.”(BBC, para.13). The article has also stated that it would cost about 15 to 20 billion dollars to build, meaning that if the wall is built taxpayers taxes will go up and due to the wall. The second reason why Trumps wall should …show more content…
8). This means that most of the people who come into the United States illegally, don’t sneak in through the border, but come in legally through planes, trains or cars, and overstay their visits. This proves that a border wall wouldn't work because it wouldn't help keep illegal immigrants away because most illegal immigrants don't sneak in by foot. The last reason why trumps wall should not be built is because President Trump had repeatedly said that Mexico will pay for the wall, however the leaders of Mexico have also said that there is no way they are pay. This can lead to US and Mexican relations falling apart. According to Tracy Wilkinson and Brian Bennett, “Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here, amid sharp disagreements over trade and immigration.” (Wilkinson, Bennett, 2017, para. 2) They also stated, “The proposed wall continues to make that difficult.” (Wilkinson, Bennett, 2017, para. 3) and “Mexican officials were privately angry that Trump responded the way he did.” (Wilkinson, Bennett, 2017