HB44

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The purpose of this bill is to build a solid wall along the United States- Mexico Border. This will stop illegal immigration. It could also be used as military defense in case Mexico and allies become a hostile threat to the U.S. The wall could also slow down drug trafficking caused by a less direct route. The bill could improve the economy because many illegal immigrants take the jobs that legal citizens could have instead. Therefore that is the purpose of building a solid wall along the United States- Mexico Border.======

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1.The first thing needed to be done is to get more guards and soldiers to patrol the border during construction of the wall. This is very important because during the construction the fence will have to be taken down. This makes our country even more vulnerable. Therefore, if we increase the number of guards on duty we will be better prepared for unexpected occurrences like a mass-border crossing.======

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2. The wall that will be built will be standing indefinitely. As far as I know it does not make sense to build a 2,000 mile long wall just to destroy it later. In theory, this project would take approximately five years. The project, as a whole, will be divided into five parts. They will all be going on simultaneously at pre-designated locations.======

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3. The building of the wall will affect all Americans beneficially. Because the wall restricts illegal immigration from Mexico there will be not so many immigrants coming through. This creates less competition for jobs in America. Another way it benefits Americans is that it reduces drug trafficking in the United States. 90% of drug trafficking into the United States comes from Mexico. If it is harder for the drug traffickers to come in the better of our country is to stay healthy.======

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4. As part of number three, every vehicle that comes to the gates will be checked thoroughly. There will be manual searches by guards. Also, at each gate there will be a mounted thermal imaging camera that will detect heat signatures of humans that may be hiding in trunks and such. The manual search will also be good for looking for illegal drugs.====== ‍Estimated completion time: 5 years
 * Fiscal Impact:**

‍Human Resources:
- Contractors (5) - Guards (25,000) - Construction workers (750 workers) Supplies: - Barbed wire (1,954 miles) - Thermal imaging cameras (71, one per checkpoint/gate) - Concrete (about 1,040,000,000 cubic feet) - Construction equipment (10 saws per site, five excavators per site, five cement trucks per site, etc.) - Transportation (30,144 trucks if each takes around 150 back and forth trips per year, 230 cubic feet per truck) - Fuel for trucks, excavators, cement trucks (8,291,750 gallons) - Marketing (TV commercials, radio commercials, billboard advertisements) - Training of guards (150,000 dollars for each soldier) Grand Total: $9,545,499,691
 * Salary per contractor: $52,000 per year
 * Salary per guard: about $53,000 per year
 * Salary per worker: $46,000 per year
 * Cost: $494,752.80
 * Cost: $355,000.00
 * Cost: $3,463,200,000
 * Excavator cost: $28,600,000 (rent for five years)
 * Cement trucks: $625,000 (buying them)
 * Cement saws: $1,950,000 (rent for five years)
 * Cost: $1,959,360,000
 * Cost: $33,167,000
 * $50,347,937.50
 * $3,750,000,000