This comic may seem a little far fetched, but is it really any crazier than what Trump is proposing with the wall? After all, the communists built a wall around West Berlin, which only had to be 96 miles long, and it included frequent guard towers, anti-vehicle trenches, and a second wall to create a “death strip”. And yet, thousands of people still managed to escape by going over and under the wall, floating across rivers, or even flying ultralight aircraft.
On the other hand, the US-Mexico border would have to be around 2000 miles long, traverse difficult terrain, and deal with the problem of having a large body of water at each end. The Bush administration actually built a fence between the US and Mexico, but it was only 670 miles long and only covered the easier and less costly areas to fence. And yet, this fence (not a wall) cost $2.4 billion. And after it was built, the US Customs and Border Patrol admitted that it wasn’t doing what it was supposed to do.
Not to mention at this point, more Mexicans are leaving the US then entering, so even if the wall could possibly work, it wouldn’t do what Trump wants it to do.
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I propose that we replace the phrase “the wall” with “the dome”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3fp7aQ6kuM
noty, that is a funny and well edited bit. I like his bit later in the show where he takes on Trump for his treatment of John Dickerson. Being pretty incompetent when it comes to posting youtube bits, this might or might not work. My favorite part is at about 12:20 or so into the dialog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHwlSTqA7s
And what is a Permalink?