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...but in the case of pills, one of the predominant causes is from within our borders.

There is no evidence to suggest that would be successful.

A "stronger border" and "higher walls" are nothing but campaign slogans.

Bullshit: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5323928

OP's comment was about the smuggling of drugs, specifically heroin, into the country. You said "bullshit" and then cited that NPR article as your source. The article discusses a decrease in apprehensions, but it clearly states the following:

> This is still an active smuggling route, especially for drugs.

I'm a little confused as to how this article supports the argument that building a wall helps limit drug smuggling. Care to explain?

Not the op, but it seems to me that stopping huge numbers of bodies crossing the borders illegally would free up resources to focus on the smaller amount getting through and the drugs in particular.

Supply side tactics have failed for as long as they have been tried.

I can't tell... are you being sarcastic?

Do you lock the door to your house?

My house isn't 2000 miles long with 20 billion$ of sales inside of it.

If you had 20 billion dollars in your garage you would definitely lock it up. Right?