Barrier On Mexico / Us Border ... Trump's Daftest Idea

[joggerjayne]

Trump's idea to build a physical barrier to keep Mexicans out of the US ...

Obviously

(a) ridiculous, and
(b) impractical, and
(c) branded as "racist"

Who could possibly support such an idea??

https://youtu.be/AlFi0QUboxs

Oh, ... it wasn't actually his idea?

[Baldric]

Well who'da thought it?

[-Talbot-]

Bless her little cotton socks.

[Old_Geezer]

Well a barrier isn't necessarily a wall; but it seems she had the sense to drop the idea then. At least she isn't obviously supporting it at present. But it is a bit ironic for Trump to get the "credit" if she got there first and Trump was simply a follower.

[Bazile]

Yeah buy that was just banter

[fiction-factory]

Can't listen to it yet as it'll spoil mrs FF's enjoyment of Bake Off. Did Hillary suggest we make Mexico pay for it?

[Baldric]

FF, surely you have more than one TV/Computer point in the house?

[fiction-factory]

But I'm stroking her hair, Baldric

[Baldric]

TMI

[Old_Geezer]

It is such a short snippet of video there was barely enough time for her to say she voted for a barrier. Let alone say how it would be funded,

[-Talbot-]

fiction-factory
But I'm stroking her hair, Baldric





Bless your little cotton socks.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks OG. i thought there was already some fencing- I saw a film once where someone went through/ove/underr the wire fence

[Peter Pedant]

Um I have to say I thought there was one

or else the whole of Mehico would migrate north .....

[Peter Pedant]

// I saw a film once where someone went through/ove/underr the wire fence//

In the Day after Tomorrow ( Jake Gyllenhaal etc ) there is a satirical scene where the President of the United States announces he has forgiven the Mexican debt and that the borders have been opened
and this is illustrated by video film of Texan rednecks tearing down the fence on the Rio Grande and migrating south out of range of the supercell

[jno]

there is, ff

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36099336

[anneasquith]

Pity we can't listen to the whole reply, but that would defeat the point of the op.

[Khandro]

It isn't Donald Trumps idea and a large part of it exists already;
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160304-us-mexico-border-fence-wall-photos-immigration/

[naomi24]

anneasquith, there's more? Do tell.

[joggerjayne]

If there was more, then surely it would only defeat the object of the OP if Hillary went on to say ...

"Ha ha, gotcha, I was only kidding. I didn't really vote for a physical barrier."

[anotheoldgit]

What is wrong about a wall anyway?

Did not the Chinese build one?

Did not the Romans build one?

Do we not build them around our own little plots of land?

Are not similar barriers being erected in some European countries?

And surely we would all get someone else to pay for their erection if we could, so what is wrong with Trump trying to get the Mexicans to pay?

Not saying that he would get much success though.

[RandyMarsh]

I think the problem with the wall is that ladder technology is developing at a staggering speed and unless the US position spotters at 200m intervals then the said tech will be enough to beat the wall.