I don't understand some of the reasoning of how the wall will be funded for.
Some say that we have a 50 to 60 billion dollar trade deficit with Mexico. How can this trade deficit be used against Mexico for funding the wall? Some say that Trump will start taxing all wire transfers originating in the US to Mexico. Okay, but how effective will that be before the illegals figure out an alternative to wire transfers? And now apparently we are going to levy a 20% tariff against Mexican imports.
Wouldn't those tariffs mean that the cost of certain goods will rise and that the U.S. taxpayers will end up footing the bill for the wall? Also, car companies like GM, Ford, Nissan, Honda, Volkswagen, BMW, etc. have manufacturing plants in Mexico. Are they going to scream bloody murder when manufacturing and maintenance costs in Mexico start rising because of this?
I don't condone illegal immigration. Not even in the slightest. But I really fail to see how this is going to stop illegal immigration, when it feels like it will do the exact opposite and just increase it because of this.