Is Trump’s tough talk on immigration making his wall unnecessary?

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This week, as contractors submitted proposals for the border wall that President Trump famously promised throughout his campaign, DHS came out with new statistics on apprehensions at the southern border — a number that tends to go up and down with the number of illegal border crossers.

Looking at the new data, one almost has to wonder whether we will need a wall in the first place.

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