Illegal border crossings ‘nearly double’ thanks to $5 ladders that easily hook onto Trump’s new Wall

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/il...easily-hook-onto-trumps-new-replacement-wall/

The ladders cost $5 and Trump's "new" wall costs around $20-$30 Million per mile - a cost that will almost certainly increase as the legal battles associated with Eminent Domain get factored into the cost.

Trump acted unconstitutionally to declare a National Emergency simply to get access to funds for a project that Congress previously refused to fund. And now it appears that his new wall is making it easier for illegal immigrants to cross their way into the country.

 

US-Mexico border apprehensions decline for eighth consecutive month
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/politics/border-patrol-apprehensions/index.html

Illegal crossings plunge as US extends policy across border
https://wtkr.com/2020/01/20/illegal-crossings-plunge-as-us-extends-policy-across-border/

US-Mexico Border Crossing Continue to Drop
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immi...797a4e-4cfb-11ea-b721-9f4cdc90bc1c_story.html

Illegal border crossings plummet as Trump forces more asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i...e-asylum-seekers-to-wait-in-mexico-2020-01-19

Illegal border crossings continue to fall as U.S. enforces asylum agreements
https://www.axios.com/border-crossi...020-835cf598-b738-4495-833b-02f9837f2fdd.html

Mexico Is Doing the U.S.'s 'Dirty Work,' Say Researchers as Border Apprehensions Decline for 7th Month in a Row
https://time.com/5762334/mexico-border-apprehensions-decline/

AP Exclusive: Border Apprehensions Drop 8 Straight Months
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/02/03/us/politics/ap-us-immigration-border-crossings.html


You really need to stop with the extreme left wing clickbait sights.




Raw Story was founded by John K. Byrne in 2004, as a liberal alternative to the Drudge Report. According to their About Page they describe themselves as “an investigative news nexus that highlights underreported news and rejects the traditional media narratives of power and influence.”

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/raw-story/

 

What new wall? So far, in three years, they've replaced 99 miles of old fencing and added a whopping ONE MILE of new fencing.

 

Let’s see some video of that? More clickbait lunacy from the left. Are they talking new wall or old wall? Who knows? Who cares? Someone “reportedly” knows or heard from people. Oh that sounds familiar???!!! /derp

 

click bait video.

 

Yeah it sounds "familiar".

It describes over 90% of the Absurd BS that ends up on Trump's Twitter.

As far as the OP?

Trump's "Wall" is a Complete Joke, but I am glad to see that Trump is helping people sell more ladders.

 

Ovomit's border wall

 

Yea, the actual article title calls it "New Replacement Wall," but I cut the Replacement Word because of space issues. But you are correct.

 

I could have quoted the New York Times or the Independent for this article, but I choose the title that felt the most appropriate.

 

Democrats say they want to take down the border walls we have and they respect no borders, then turn around and say they are against illegal immigration.

5 bucks seems pretty cheap for a ladder. Might get a step stool for that.

 

They found it, which means that's one less place they are invading from. Plus nobody ever said this was zero sum. Just more liberal whining about more Trump winning...

 

If you build it ... they will find a way to go over, around, under or through it.

What? Ya'll thought coyotes who made millions smuggling over the border would look at the wall and say, "Gosh, guess I'm going to open a restaurant in Mexico City ..."?
Silly conservatives.

 

I not only rebutted your source but the substance of the article. The only source that stated that border crossings have increased is "The Independent".

From your post:
"The crossings have increased so much thanks to the easily-defeated wall that “Border Patrol apprehensions of single adults — those most likely to use the ladder method — have nearly doubled in the El Paso sector.”

In just a few months, from October 2019 to January 2020 Border Patrol agents apprehended 10,030 people, “compared with 5,150 in the same period a year ago.”"

The independent doesn't quote a source. You haven't produced a link to the NYT stating that so I have no idea why you even referred to the NYT. I gave you numerous links and you responded with a quote form the Independent and no link.

The article DOES quote the El Paso Times but only about statement of a border agent that talks about the existence of the ladders.

Again, more left leaning clickbait:

The Independent recently joined up with a media group that has close links to the Saudi royal family to launch websites across the Middle East. Its partnering with a publisher that has strong links to the Saudi government has been criticized by the Guardian.

In review, The Independent tends to publish stories utilizing minimally loaded language in their headlines such as: “Theresa May insists Brexit deal is not dead despite EU leaders refusing to make further concessions” and US news “Mueller investigation: Special counsel attacks Flynn criticism of FBI interview”. The Independent also republishes news from other credible sources such as the Associated Press: “Five things you didn’t know about Germany’s diesel ban”. In general, most stories favor the left and tend to be sourced properly utilizing credible sources such as USA Today and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

According to a 2017 survey conducted by You Gov UK, The Independent is viewed as having a center-left bias in reporting with 79% saying it was either Center or Left and only 21% saying it leaned right.



https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-independent/

 

The wall is meant to make it harder to invade our nation. Like a fence makes it harder to invade your property.

Democrats just need to come out and say they are for open borders at this point.

Raise your hand if you want Americans to pay for the healthcare and welfare of any foreign national that sneaks into America...