Wall a waste of funds

President Trump continues to hold the DACA Dreamers hostage to a $25 billion wall. It’s been reported that all of the Democrats, a majority of Republicans and most Texas landowners are well aware this wall is a waste of money.

Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Reps. Steve Pearce of New Mexico and Will Hurd of Texas oppose the wall because they favor a bordersecurity solution based on improved technology and manpower. Rep. Hurd said he has made it clear that building a physical wall is the most expensive and least effective way to secure the border. And Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana stated in a USA Today article that we need to ensure employers use the E-Verify system so that they hire only legal workers.

Many of the illegals come in on visas but just never leave. A wall certainly doesn’t take care of this problem. According to the Sept. 20 USA Today article, it was found that walling the border in this wide-open area could require disrupting or seizing nearly 5,000 parcels of property at great expense and legal issues for years. A human smuggler said it would only allow him to charge more. Drug trafficking would continue to come through border crossings like San Diego where agents find most of the drugs.

Twenty-five billion dollars for a wall, or $25 billion for health care, infrastructure, highways, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the environment, or our national parks. Which is most important? Which is most important to you? Tell your members of Congress, especially Tom Cotton. STEPHANY BAILEY North Little Rock