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  • Doog_de_Jour
    Doog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,041 Standard Supporter
    Most of the discussion I see surrounding the construction of the US-Mexico border wall is around the cost, but I don't see as much discussion RE: the amount of time it will take.

    Even if the President were to secure the funds, a project of that magnitude (the border is about 2,000 miles in length) would take a long time. (I seen estimates a short as the OP's article of 3.5 years, to as long as 16 years.) I don't know if those time figures also include the process of acquiring the some of the privately held land through eminent domain (which would require court orders).

    I bring this up because a lot can change during that time frame, so I'm skeptical that it will be completed. I'd much rather Trump use his building background on infrastructure projects like dams, railways, highways, etc. (not that those are small tasks either, but I'm sure he'd get a lot more bipartisan support for them).


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