Did you expect Donald Trump to actually keep this promise of building a wall?

SSgt Dan Montague I expect all elected officials to keep their promises, but I refuse to hold my breath, as they invariably let me down at some point.

SSgt Dan Montague it's possible you are making the same mistake the media did during the campaign, i.e. taking Trump literally, but not seriously. The media and the Left hears, "Build a wall", and they take it literally, but not seriously. Working people, those who are concerned about terrorism, and the Right hear, "Build a wall", and take it seriously, but not literally, i.e. they are hearing, "There is a problem and we need to get seriously focused on doing something about it."

In my view what, "Build a wall", could means is:
1) ID cards for those crossing the border.
2) A guest worker program for those with IDs. (Because you don't need to be a citizen to work here, nor do you need to be citizen to get paid a fair wage.)
3) If you don't have a guest worker ID, you are deported immediately.
4) If you violate the law, we take up your ID and deport you.

Among other things, such a system would increase respect for our laws, since one assumes those who want to work here would understand that you lose the right to do so if you can't obey the law. Also if a guest worker program reduces the number of people crossing illegally, it makes it easier to spot terrorist and smugglers that they hide in.

The wall I would build would be made of drones and towers, and if you are caught, we fingerprint you and you NEVER will get a guest worker ID. Again, if there is a way to work legally and the consequences of illegal entry are sufficient, people will figure out which is in their interest.

Do you know that Mexico has walls and fences along its southern border, protected by guns? Yeah, try to sneak into Mexico from the south... You will get arrested or shot.

In the not so distant past, most industrialized nations protected their borders with walls, fences, minefields, and armed troops. There is absolutely nothing wrong with maintaining your borders using force. This whole borderless world idea is a farce. Look what is happening in Europe. The mass invasion of Islamic soldiers (and they are) is quickly erasing the ethnic composition, traditions, and history of many European nations. Britain will not be the Britain we know within 5 or 10 years; it will be a province of the Muslim Caliphate. They are outbreeding the westerners and have already infiltrated the government in order to make political and legal conditions more favorable to Muslims. France is also teetering on the brink, but has recently realized what is happening and is at least making an effort to retain their national heritage.

A wall may not be THE answer, but stricter policies backed up by effective enforcement of those policies IS the answer. I think Trump will do that.

I am thinking the Donald knows exactly how to get this done.  It is in the art of the deal. Already the Mexican Government realizes this. Mexico will control their border and stop illegal immigration in exchange for trade concessions. Otherwise, the Mexican economy will be in for hard times.  The wall may not get physically built but the problem will get solved and Mexico already knows what they need to do.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mexico-says-open-talk-trade-security-migration-u-224622638.html

SSgt Dan Montague the wall just got taller.....

I think everyone assumes that if you didn't like President Obama you should love Trump. I reluctantly voted for him as the alternative was too horrible to contemplate. However, that does not mean I think he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. He is a posturing blowhard who changes positions on a dime to suit himself and doesn't seem terrible concerned with facts. We will see how things work out and I am hoping a Republican House and Senate can keep him from going off the tracks on a regular basis. The one thing I think we will come away with it to put to bed the idea that politics and the Presidency is anything like running a private sector business.

Claymores and triple strand concertina would be cheaper. Turn a determined and motivated bunch of Combat Engineers loose and watch it happen. Keep them in beer, chow, and companionship and consider it done.

I certainly do expect him to build a wall and man it with our military. We will call it the Great Wall of Chino on the California west end and the Yellow Wall of Texas on the east end. If I was the president I would ask both union and non-union construction workers to start immediately. There would be additional incentives for work completed ahead of schedule and for once we'd have a defensible barrier to foreign incursion. This barrier would be easily managed and those individuals coming into our country would be vetted by the Ground Component of our TSA. Anyone who fly's a great deal and see's the long lines at the TSA checkpoint in an airport and understands the huge delay in air travel would understand foreign immigrants reluctance to enter our country through a TSA checkpoint on the ground. This could result in much lower immigration levels across this border.

Absolutely! And it will be a great wall!

At least one "wall" is being built! (disclaimer: not sure if this is true, just saw it on social medai and thought it was funny)