The Economics of the Wall

For the most part, any discussion of building a barrier along the entire U.S. border with Mexico has focused on all sorts of emotional arguments that have obscured the quantifiable costs and benefits.  How do we get beyond these knee-jerk reactions?  What are the likely economic and geopolitical implications?  How are the challenges likely to be resolved?  We’ll show you.

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