The Democrats under Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer were “Hoist by their own petard” during the public discussion with President Trump earlier this week.  The two of them, particularly Pelosi, were expecting a private meeting, where they could discuss the matter of funding the “Wall” with Trump, and then come out and give their version of the meeting, which would instantly be validated and trumpeted as factual by the mainstream media.  However, unfortunately for them, Trump invited the pool television camera into the room for a live broadcast of the meeting.  That’s called transparency.  Something that the Democrats give lip service to, but studiously avoid.

It is painfully obvious that the Democrats don’t want ANY sort of barrier along our southern border, let alone a virtually unscalable permanent wall which will effectively keep illegals out, and force them to enter only through well staffed and guarded checkpoints.  It is interesting that neither Schumer or Pelosi was able to deflect the statements by Trump except to claim that they too were for strict border enforcement.  However, here’s the dirty little secret the left doesn’t want the public to know.

If we just build up our surveillance of the border, using drones, and various types of electronic sensors, there will still be tens of thousands of individuals who will make it onto our soil, and then be able to request asylum, unless we have border patrol personnel placed only feet apart on a 24 hour basis.  Even if this was feasible, which it’s not, those procedures could be quickly eliminated by a future administration.  A wall would be a real problem, since physically removing same could not be done surreptitiously and out of public view.

One wit suggested that we could eliminate the problem of overpopulation of the alligator population in Florida and other parts of the south by building a moat on the border between Mexico and our country and transporting the excess reptiles to populate it.  Barring that we could use fences and a well publicized minefield, with signs and verbal warnings sounding when a person approaches the border fence.  Realistically, that wouldn’t set well with the left in this country, or international organizations either.

So, we can only hope that President Trump will figure out a way to fund the wall without contributions from the Democrat controlled House of Representatives.  Here’s a suggestion.  How about Trump sets up an Executive Order which establishes a 25% fee for any monies transferred by electronic means out of this country to Mexico or Central America.  In that way, we COULD get Mexico to “pay for the wall”!