Interesting article about the futility of building a wall and a study with the finding that increased security at the border actually 'increases' illegal immigration.. https://www.yahoo.com/news/heres-whatd-happen-tried-build-133100910.html "The study found that the militarization of the border ultimately didn't deter workers desperate for higher wages. Migrants just developed more sophisticated techniques for crossing, increasingly relying on paid specialists, called "coyotes," to make the trip. Even as border security made it tougher to get across without being caught, most migrants who failed would try again until finally making it into the U.S. But once they got into the U.S., the increased cost and difficulty of crossing made it less likely they would return to Mexico, because a repetition of the whole ordeal was so costly and dangerous." Trump is full of bombast and bluster, he is a smart enough snake oil salesman to know what his base wants to hear, thus the fear mongering, insulting, and xenophobic rhetoric.