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ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
21. the answer is fix the immigration system.
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 09:59 AM
Jan 2019

Relieve the pressure by allowing legal immigration. Put money into fixing that and people will much prefer to immigrate legally. It's so simple. But of course, when you are a racist idiot...

And rust... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #1
Couple look like slag on the edges? That would probably be Maxheader Jan 2019 #2
That was my immediate thought when they started talking about steel. kwassa Jan 2019 #12
Lowe's checklist underpants Jan 2019 #3
Love it! MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #47
Note to self: cheaper at Harbor Freight underpants Jan 2019 #54
Harbor Freight might MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #56
better go with titanium Blues Heron Jan 2019 #4
What? No alligator moat? yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #24
definitely a moat! Blues Heron Jan 2019 #26
Oh my...now we MUST have a Trump concrete monument wall....... Bengus81 Jan 2019 #5
Don't give 'em any ideas. ancianita Jan 2019 #8
He may go with a Korean-style MINEFIELD instead. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #15
This is why 2000 miles of this is foolish bigbrother05 Jan 2019 #6
Hell, put the cut out piece back in place and a hole could go undetected for years. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #23
As much as Tiny is fighting for 'the wall', one has to wonder what's in it for him groundloop Jan 2019 #7
That's what I've wondered about since the get-go.......... Bengus81 Jan 2019 #14
Holy crap! grumpyduck Jan 2019 #31
Cheap riverfront land? Richard D Jan 2019 #44
AND I can't help but suspect that we've seen what he did as a kid when he didn't get his way. calimary Jan 2019 #62
"tRump Construction, Inc." Building Stupid walls for a Stupid future - send money now! RKP5637 Jan 2019 #37
He's going to use that picture to justify using Russian steel NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #45
That was my assumption also. Quid pro quo, Don-the-con and putine. erronis Jan 2019 #57
A huge boon to scrap metal dealers, both side of border. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #9
Excellent deduction Perseus Jan 2019 #13
Better go with Stainless steel, watoos Jan 2019 #10
Has anyone told Trump, watoos Jan 2019 #11
Well, maybe Canada WILL pay for part of that wall. Gotta keep the magats out. erronis Jan 2019 #38
Gracias, watoos Jan 2019 #49
Well then clearly we need TWO walls underpants Jan 2019 #61
Best to go with the East Berlin style wall. LiberalArkie Jan 2019 #16
"Mr. Gorbachev, MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #50
Well, just protect that fence... sfwriter Jan 2019 #17
If they were careful Danascot Jan 2019 #18
Or set up an illegal grumpyduck Jan 2019 #33
Careful. Don't give the Dump Family any ideas. erronis Jan 2019 #39
Over, under, around or through C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #19
+++ agree. FFS, this is 2018, there is lots of technology availability for border security. iluvtennis Jan 2019 #20
It may be the dumbest idea in history. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #34
It's gotta win some kind of "Stupid Award" for the best of "The Stupid!" n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #40
the answer is fix the immigration system. ginnyinWI Jan 2019 #21
That plus hold the employers truly criminally responsible rather than just the illegal immigrants cstanleytech Jan 2019 #28
Including Tump for his illegal hiring at Bedminster........ Bengus81 Jan 2019 #58
Tech upgrade underpants Jan 2019 #60
Why doesn't someone in the media ask Trump watoos Jan 2019 #22
The wall idea is stupid as shit no matter how you cut it (pun intended). cstanleytech Jan 2019 #25
Tunneled under, climbed over, sawn through... Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #30
Any fixed fortification MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #27
Depends on where they are doing the cutting. cstanleytech Jan 2019 #29
OK MosheFeingold Jan 2019 #32
Now drones are actually a better thing than the wall will ever be and its one thing I would not cstanleytech Jan 2019 #41
That's what Dems keep trying to tell that fucking IDIOT---TECHNOLOGY Bengus81 Jan 2019 #59
Give me a battery powered grinder, watoos Jan 2019 #52
A cordless recip saw, a few charged batteries, and you're in! House of Roberts Jan 2019 #35
And maybe an Oxy-fuel cutting torch to go with it. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #42
That was my first thought. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2019 #43
Yip, or a battery powered grinder with cutting discs. watoos Jan 2019 #53
Vibranium mac56 Jan 2019 #36
Adamantium Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #63
I don't recall seeing any reference to the gold standard of failed barriers: Sinistrous Jan 2019 #46
In other news........hacksaw manufacturer stocks rise dramatically!!! LongTomH Jan 2019 #48
Cool Hand Luke slack-bot Jan 2019 #51
Who didn't see that coming? Flaleftist Jan 2019 #55
The Saudis get through OK crazytown Jan 2019 #64
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