Letter: Wall Is Doomed To Failure

President Trump shutting down government over his wall is delusional. Walls don’t keep people out. People climb over walls, dig under them, go around them. They bribe the gatekeepers. Trump cited the Great Wall of China as the kind of wall he wants, but the Great Wall failed. It didn’t keep the barbarians out.

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