Talk:We Build the Wall

Reversed unsupported addition by IP editor
Kris Kobach, board member and general counsel to We Build the Wall, perhaps the most prominent member of the 501(c)4, has had decades-long associations, partnerships, employee status and associated monetization of racism, not remotely restricted to illegal immigrants. For an extensive description of his background, employment, birtherism, eugenicism, anti-semitism, etc., this 2011 article https://www.splcenter.org/20110129/when-mr-kobach-comes-town-nativist-laws-and-communities-they-damage should more than suffice to establish that. He is not only an opponent of illegal immigration. He is an opponent of even non-white and non-native-born parentage. Activist (talk) 07:07, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Isn't the SPLC, which you link to, currently embroiled in a labor dispute with junior employees who are alleging racial discrimination in its promotion, hiring, and salary determination practices? AppliedCharisma (talk) 12:45, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I've never been mistaken for being a fan of Morris Dees, but it doesn't mean that the SPLC isn't authoritative on the subject of racism and white supremacy. If you need to do something to keep you busy, maybe you can work toward contesting or removing sourcing to Fox News regarding any story about Monica Lewinsky or LeAnn Tweeden. Activist (talk) 19:50, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
 * LOL, I guess an organization which allegedly engages in widespread racial discrimination against its own employees like the SPLC could be described as "authoritative on the subject of racism and white supremacy." Practice makes perfect.  Have you seen photos of their senior management and board of directors, BTW?  AppliedCharisma (talk) 17:53, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

Trump Pardoned Bannon
"President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon in the final hours of his White House term." "Bannon led the conservative Breitbart News before being tapped to serve as chief executive officer of Trump’s 2016 campaign." “Steve Bannon is getting a pardon from Trump after defrauding Trump’s own supporters into paying for a wall that Trump promised Mexico would pay for,” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.205.171.133 (talk) 16:28, 15 December 2021 (UTC) https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-trump-pardons-broidy-66c82f25134735e742b2501c118723bb 209.205.171.133 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 15:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Cited reference does not support the edit
"The 18-foot (5.5 m) high fencing was intended to close a gap between a 21-mile (34 km) section of existing fencing along the Rio Grande and mountainous terrain which the Border Patrol said was allowing up to 100 illegal immigrants and $100,000 in illegal drugs to enter the US each night.[48]". I looked at ref 48. It says nothing about the 100 immigrants and the $100K in illegal drugs; but does confirm that the fencing was intended to close the gap. How do we fix this? I could just move the citation to earlier in the sentence and do a 'needs reference'for the latter 'informartion' or just delete it altogether. Thoughts??? Cross Reference (talk) 14:32, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The source wasn't the Border Patrol but Kris Kobach, according to the referenced Washington Times article.
 * "Mr. Kobach says agents have told him perhaps 100 migrants a night cross — but the bigger problem is that they would cross, gaining agents’ attention, then drug smugglers would use the distraction to run drugs through elsewhere in the gap."
 * "A typical night could exceed $100,000 worth of drugs through the gap,' Mr. Kobach said."
 * I've updated the article to reflect the source. -- M.boli (talk) 14:56, 31 October 2023 (UTC)