Analyzing the Pros and Cons of the US-Mexico Border Wall: a Multifaceted Perspective

There have many controversial talks about the Mexican- United state border after the running of president Trump main campaign to build a wall. The United States’ southern border with Mexico is 1,933 miles long, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the tip of South Texas. Due to the rise of undocumented immigration, there’s been many debated on building a physical barrier. In spite of the fact that many undocumented immigrants are a major source of crimes, legislators should keep in mind the economic benefit in which they provide for the country. Immigrants, although undocumented, take on the responsibility of augmenting the stance of American economics. The American civil liberties union (ACLU) have gathered pieces of information claiming that “Immigrants pay more than $11.6 billion in taxes every year and receive only $5 billion in welfare(ACLU).”

Although Trump claims that undocumented immigrants leech of the standing Americans welfare the actual stats shows otherwise. Immigrants are more likely to put in more into the economy than they are to receive. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “immigrants make 17% of the labor forces. (PBS)” Although Trump claims that undocumented immigrants leech of the standing Americans welfare the actual stats shows otherwise. Seeing that many undocumented immigrants take the jobs which many legally documented American don't want they take up the role in the need for an economic stance for America. It increases the productivity and economic stance of the US.

However one might counter the idea that any reason for the drug wars in the US is due to undocumented immigrants. While Trump while running makes the claim that “our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Every week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border(PBS).” Despite making the argument a solution would be to increase border security.

One of the main concerns being the Gov’t would have to invest the amount of money into such funds. Although the argument is to block off the Mexican border from the US about “69.2% marijuana, 11.3 meths, and 8.2% cocaine come from the Northern border sector. (Drug Abuse)” The Mexican border taken the main spotlight of the talk while there are many other invasive regions drugs can be trafficked to. If we were to stop the abuse or trafficking of drugs American is known as the melting point of the world that connects all people from different countries and cultures.

An asylum seeker Evalia was brave enough to tell us the tragic story of her family being harassed by gang members she tells the story of how “They cut his [her husband] body into pieces.”(Desert Sun). Here we can see so many fleeing for the safety of their lives. It declared that everyone should have the right to be free and pursue happiness, however, one might lack the ability to do so if they're living in constant fear. In the emblem of the statue of liberty, one can quote “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore”

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