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Trump's Wall Is Mathematically Unlikely

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday January 07 2018, @07:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the numbers-don't-lie dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Fred Reed's mathematical analysis of Trump's Wall proves that Trump is insincere, proves that Trump is mathematically incompetent, and earns Fred Reed an honorary nerd card:

https://fredoneverything.org/the-wall-the-sound-and-the-fury-and-not-much-else/

More math!

~childo

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 07 2018, @07:28PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 07 2018, @07:28PM (#619250)

    We're looking at a net cost (gain minus loss) of about $10,000 per illegal alien per year.

    Care to cite some sources?

    The fact that there might be a few financially beneficial people among these lawbreakers does nothing to change the fact that the average illegal alien is a loss for our country.

    Again, would love to see your sources

    They get quite a bit of welfare. Part of this comes via identity theft, which is the norm for illegal aliens. (maybe YOUR identity) Part of it comes via state agencies that don't ask about citizenship or don't require any proof. Part of it comes via children; have a baby and then your whole family gets benefits.

    Oh, never mind, I don't need to see your sources anymore, you clearly don't know anything about this subject. Have a nice day!

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday January 07 2018, @09:28PM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday January 07 2018, @09:28PM (#619286) Journal

    You're not very bright, are you? The identity theft you scoff at is very real. I see it. I hear it. I was pretty much unaware of what was going on, until one of our guys took two week's vacation, went home to Mexico, and came back with a different name, a different social security number, and demanded that everyone address him by his new name. His new Anglo name. After this one individual made me aware of the process, I've watched several others do the same. One woman, who I was near certain was legal, took her vacation, went home to show off her new baby girl to her relatives, and SHE came back with a new name, new SSN - the works. These are people I work with, people I talk to every day, some of whom I actually LIKE! But, they are identity thieves.

    Oh - one of those identity thieves was awfully amusing. His weekly take home pay was normally something over $500. After he came back from vacation, everything was cool, for about five weeks. Then, he got a pay check for about $75. The SSN he was using, belonged to some deadbeat dad in Alabama. Somehow, Alabama found that the SSN was showing an income, so they asked Arkansas to garnish the wages for child support. Of course, the company complied with the request or order. Our Mexican took a week off, and came back with yet another SSN.

    Don't even try to play that game. Identity theft is a real thing, and it is pretty much routine for the illegal community. It takes a week or so to get it done, but if you've got the money, you can get it done.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by dry on Monday January 08 2018, @02:36AM

      by dry (223) on Monday January 08 2018, @02:36AM (#619371) Journal

      This is happening at your work? And the owners of the business haven't been thrown in jail for knowingly employing people who change their identity regularly? I think your country has bigger problems then illegals.

    • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Monday January 08 2018, @03:21AM

      by jmorris (4844) on Monday January 08 2018, @03:21AM (#619383)

      Document everything (on the downlow of course) and call 1-866-DHS-2ICE from a burner. Report back with whether Trump's ICE is really enforcing the law. Do it for America!