Toll for the wall?

Trump says 'toll' on Mexico border crossings may finance his wall

At a Yuma, Ariz., event touting his border wall, Trump says, 'We’re going to do a toll — or we may do a toll' on cars crossing into the U.S.

Los Angeles Times

The BTS site says ~80 million trucks, buses and vehicles crossed last year.

Border Crossing/Entry Data | Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Border Crossing/Entry Data The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Border Crossing Data provide summary statistics for inbound crossings at the U.S.-Canada and the U.S.-Mexico border at the port level. Data are available for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians. Border crossing data are collected at ports of entry by U.S. Customs and Border…

www.bts.gov

Given spending of at least 4 billion dollars a year

$11 Billion And Counting: Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Costly

The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.

NPR.org

This is a toll of at least $50 per vehicle.

Wall Folly

do border walls work?

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