Building a U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
Current Research for the MLA PF Debate Topic…
TOPIC: Should we build \”The Wall\”
Resolved: We should build a wall on our border with Mexico.
BACKGROUND:
Government shutdown over 1,933-mile US-Mexico border wall with the monumental task of securing it,
(Business Insider, January 12, 2019)
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-border-wall-photos-maps-2018-5
In an effort to make good on campaign promises to \”build that wall,\” President Donald Trump has refused to back down on his demand that Congress allocate $5.7 billion for the project, plunging the government into a weeks-long shutdown after Senate Democrats refused to back a spending bill with the wall funding.
WHITEBOARD PHOTOS (& EVIDENCE PACKETS):
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – PRO Evidence on Workers Being Replaced (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – CON Evidence on Too Expensive $50B (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – PRO Introduction & Argument on Protecting Workers (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – PRO Argument on Safety/Security (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – PRO Argument on Economic Risks (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – CON Introduction & Argument on Environment (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Sponsored) – CON Introduction & Argument on Environment (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – CON Argument on Wasting Money (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – CON Argument on National Debt (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[x] WB Photo (Border Wall) – Crossfire Sample on Costs (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
REQUIRED VIDEOS (& MEDIA):
[PRO] Trump says he may declare a national emergency over US-Mexico border wall – video,
The Guardian, January 6, 2019 – 1 min
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2019/jan/06/i-may-declare-national-emergency-says-trump-us-mexico-wall-video
[Both] Pros and Cons of a border wall with Mexico,
Pros&Cons Channel, January 4, 2017 – 2 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcA_ZA38Dws
[Both] The Pros and Cons of Trump\’s Mexico Border Wall,
S-S [Video], January 26, 2017 – 2 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd40nDi2mYw
REQUIRED ARTICLES:
[PRO] Rep. Debbie Lesko: We need the wall, and the wall will work,
USA Today, December 18, 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/18/we-need-build-u-s-mexico-border-wall-work-rep-lesko-editorial-debate/2355309002/
[CON] If Mexico will pay for the wall, then why the big budget fight?,
USA Today, December 18, 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/12/18/if-mexico-pay-wall-then-why-big-budget-fight-editorial-debate/2340926002/
[CON] Most illegal immigration isn\’t from the Mexican border where Trump wants to build his wall,
CNBC News, January 8, 2019
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/08/despite-trumps-claims-most-illegal-immigration-is-not-at-the-southern-border.html
OPTIONAL ARTICLES & VIDEOS:
[Both] Weighing the Pros and Cons of U.S.-Mexico Border Barrier,
Thought Company, January 20, 2019
https://www.thoughtco.com/mexico-border-fence-pros-and-cons-1951541
[Both] 4 Pros and 4 Cons for the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall,
Kayla Koslosky, Christian Headlines, Last Accessed: FEB 2019
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/4-pros-and-4-cons-for-the-u-s-mexico-border-wall.html
[Both] Should the United States Continue to Build a Fence or Wall along the US/Mexico Border?,
ProCon.org, Last Updated: April 26, 2017
https://immigration.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000778
[OTIONAL: Both] 9 Things That could happen if Trump Builds \”The Wall\”!,
Pablito\’s Way [Video], January 31, 2017 – 10 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdUIXvwuwto
I. Increasing Security
A. Making America Safer
< Department of Homeland Security, February 15, 2018 >
B. Stopping Drug Smuggling
< President Trump, Washington Post, January 16, 2019 >
II. Protecting US Workers
A. U.S. Workers Being Replaced
< Center for Immigration Studies, August 26, 2018 >
B. Wages are Lowered
<Federation for American Immigration Reform, June 2010>