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This 3 page paper provides information that could be used in a speech about the proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexican border. It presents both viewpoints, but argues that the wall should not be built. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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But what happens when these two goals appear to be in conflict? This paper provides information that can be used in a speech about whether or not the U.S. should
build a wall along its Mexican border. Discussion Theres no doubt that the United States has problems with illegal immigration; this is the result of having a very rich country
(average yearly income $30,000) next year to a very poor one (average yearly income less than $4,000), and as long as the income disparity is so great, its likely that
attempts to get into the country illegally will continue (US-Mexico Border Fence / Great Wall of Mexico Secure Fence, 2008). But is a wall running 2,000 miles or more the
answer? On one hand, it can be argued that the border "must remain militarized and closed" because its more than just a convenient way for Mexican workers to get to
their jobs in the U.S.-its "the most popular route for drug dealers and smugglers" (Barry, 2000). Its estimated that in 1999, approximately "400 tons of cocaine, 150 tons of methamphetamines
and 15 tons of heroin entered the US across the border" (Barry, 2000). The U.S.-Mexican border is also the busiest American border crossing and the wage disparity between the two
nations is the largest in the world (Barry, 2000). In addition, Mexican-Americans will be the single largest immigrant group in the U.S. within a few years, and Barry suggests that
if the border is simply opened, chaos will result (2000). Barry also argues that the border needs to be kept closed because illegal immigrants use our resources, disrupt our lives,
and give little or nothing in exchange, a point that in dispute (2000). On the other hand, the opposite can be argued: the wall should come down immediately, and "its
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