Alaska Republican Senate Candidate Joe Miller thinks the solution to our immigration policy is to imitate East Germany’s communist regime, I explain why he’s wrong beyond the rather obvious point that we probably shouldn’t be trying to emulate East Germany.
Elise Foley, however, found a Congressional Research Service report that actually outlines how much it would cost:
First, it would require building a fence along the country’s borders, which could cost as much as $49 billion over a 25-year lifespan of the fence, according to a non-partisan Congressional Research Service report. That cost accounts for up to $70 million per mile for construction and upkeep of the fence, which would likely be damaged by would-be border crossers. Plus, there would be the cost of acquiring private land along the borders, hiring private contractors for construction and increased staffing of Border Patrol and customs agents along the borders.
Fiscally conservative!
