The Border Wall, pros and cons, and three biblical facts.

This is Jim Denison's Daily article for Wednesday, January 9th, 2019.

President Trump spoke to the nation last night from the Oval Office, seeking support for building a wall on our border with Mexico.

Democratic Party leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer then responded.

From our inception, Denison Forum has been non-partisan.

Our mission is not to endorse political leaders or positions, but to apply God's word to the questions of our day,

equipping Christians to change our culture by engaging contemporary issues with biblical truth.

As a result, my purpose today is not to offer my opinion on the border wall.

Rather, it is to summarize arguments that have been made for and against the project,

then to consider biblical principles relevant to this issue and are larger influence in the culture.

Consider these arguments for the border wall.

The southern border shared by the United States and Mexico spans 1,969 miles. Approximately 700 miles of border fencing

have been completed as part of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, signed by President George W. Bush.

These barriers are mostly near urban areas and international bridges.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol uses patrols to guard more remote borderlands. It spends $4 billion

a year utilizing 58,000 personnel, 16,875 vehicles, 269 aircraft, 300 watercraft, 300 camera

towers, and aerial drones. Despite these efforts, the government accounting office reports

that just 44% of the border is under operational

control. Nearly two-thirds are monitored, while the rest are low-level monitored. It also estimates

that only 61% of those attempting to cross the border illegally are intercepted. Building a secure

fence or wall can make it more difficult to cross her border illegally. When a fence was constructed

on the San Diego border and patrols were increased, the number of people attempting to

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