The enforcement policy has been focused on the southern border and criminals. The focus on the southern border will show a clear bias towards hispanics because of the population in Mexico and South American. That's not racist, we are just plugging the biggest hole first. If Canadians were streaming across the border, I suspect we would do the same with the northern border.
If the purpose is keeping America safe, clearly we are not.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fbi-docs-trump-fixated-on-wrong-border/ar-AAmGG2B?li=BBnb7Kz
Where is my Canadian border wall?
At least three quarters of those here illegally came from southern border. My comment was in reference to that, not terrorism. On the of those in this country illegally, Canada doesn't even make the top 10. Lastly, Canada has a stable govt and low level of violence. Many areas of Mexico are in turmoil and the govt has lost control. Given that set of facts, the southern border seems more relevant.
I am unable to find evidence to your claim that >75% of all undocumented immigrants come from our south border. I am seeing evidence that as many as 40% have come from the air, as many as 50% are here on expired visa's, and that southern border crossings have already been reduced by over 90% in the past decade. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2016/10/09/how-many-mexicans-actually-cross-border-illegally/91280026/
It appears to be true that for 10 states, 75% of the undocumented immigrants are from Mexico. It does not say how they arrived here. The threshold of 75% is not met for the other 40 states. Fact #5 here:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/20/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico/
I do understand that safety and illegal immigration are 2 separate issues. I took your comments regarding the Mexican Government to mean that the safety of the United States was one of the reasons for the wall. That is why I mentioned that in regard to SAFETY, a northern wall makes more sense than a southern one. In my opinion, both ideas are ridiculous.
Enjoy your evening.
Here is the source of my 75%. I have no idea how these persons got to to the US, but over 75% are from Mexico, Latin America and South America.
http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000845
Regarding the article on Canada, I'm not sure how that proves the northern border is dangerous. For example, the article indicates there were 538 encounters with terrorists or suspects and only 68 were at land borders. A good portion were at airports which I assume already have fairly robust procedures.
In addition, Canada's only international border is with the US. If someone is in Canada, they have presumably been screened by the competent Canadian authorities or are a resident. Mexico, on the other hand, has a land border with South American and a distinct lack of control as compared to Canada or the US.
Thank you for your article link and the dialog. I do not dispute any of the data on the site. It provides a wealth of information that I do find very useful.
Where I completely disagree with you is that the southern border needs a wall due to the data on the site you linked. It does not at all try to conclude HOW these undocumented immigrants are entering this country. You must look elsewhere for that information, and all the data I have found is that fewer and fewer people are crossing the southern border, more and more are originally here legally and then allow there visa's to expire, and air entry seems to be increasing. None of these would allow me to conclude that a multi-billion dollar wall would be anything other than a complete waste of time, money and resources. This does not even take into account those with a ladder or shovel.
I still contend that walls are much better at keeping people in rather that keeping people out. The Berlin wall was great for that, since there were probably very few that tried to cross West to East, and those that were caught trying the other way met with a most unfortunate end. While I am certain there are those who want our undocumented southern border crossers to meet the same fate (some of them are relatives of mine who say it outright), I can not think of a worse endpoint for the country I still truly love.
I think we are in agreement that a northern border wall would not provide a benefit worth the cost.
Do you have other sources that show that a southern wall would actually decrease the number of undocumented immigrants that enter the US to any degree that would justify the cost? All of my research is showing 2005 would have been a better time to build it. 2017 does not show it to be worth the time in my opinion.
I still say a harsher penalty for hiring undocumented immigrants would completely solve the problem. KNOW ONE would hire an undocumented worker if the punishment was harsh enough. The result would eventually be that know one undocumented would want to stay.