Is the Border Wall a Waste of Money? | America Uncovered

As President Trump walks out on congressional leaders for refusing to fund his border wall, we ask: Is the wall really worth it? America Uncovered relies on viewer support. Click here to learn more: https://www.patreon.com/americauncovered or visit us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/America-Uncovered-1819821761677650 or Twitter! https://twitter.com/USUncovered SOME SOURCES WE USED How much was spent by the Obama Administration https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/the-cost-of-immigration-enforcement-and-border-security Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-whitehouse/white-house-will-release-framework-for-immigration-bill-on-monday-idUSKBN1FD2UU Trump hardens demand for $5 billion for border wall as shutdown looms https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-continues-to-demand-5-billion-for-border-wall-as-shutdown-looms/2018/11/26/f2ff5868-f1d4-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html?utm_term=.e80789fd5623 Meth, cocaine, heroin: Most gets smuggled through ports of entry. A wall won't stop it. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2019/01/08/most-hard-drugs-get-smuggled-into-u-s-through-ports-entry/2517586002/ Heritage Foundation calculations for $14,387 per household https://www.heritage.org/immigration/report/the-fiscal-cost-unlawful-immigrants-and-amnesty-the-us-taxpayer For comparison, the Center for Immigration Studies' estimate of illegal immigrants' burden on taxpayers ($74,722 in a lifetime) https://cis.org/Report/Cost-Border-Wall-vs-Cost-Illegal-Immigration Obama Border Patrol chief to Trump: ‘Stay the course’ on the border wall https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/obama-border-patrol-chief-trump-stay-course-border-wall 5 Tips for Growing a Great Beard https://www.mensjournal.com/style/5-tips-growing-beard