Why does there not seem to be more support for state-specific border walls in the US?












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While there seems to be a good amount of discussion about the border wall desired by President Trump, I have not seen much in the way of discussion regarding state-based approaches; that is, given the current state of affairs in the US in regard to support for a full wall, why is there not more of an effort to allow border states to construct their own walls if so desired? It seems some politicians in Texas have considered the possibility, but still via reimbursement by the federal government (https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/while-shutdown-continues-texas-state-leaders-mull-funding-border-wall/1698160867); is it due to the expense of building such a wall even for a single state's border being too costly for most southern border states, are there federal laws that would prevent states taking that course of action themselves, or is there simply not enough support in most border states for that to be a viable course of action for those who desire a full border wall?










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    While there seems to be a good amount of discussion about the border wall desired by President Trump, I have not seen much in the way of discussion regarding state-based approaches; that is, given the current state of affairs in the US in regard to support for a full wall, why is there not more of an effort to allow border states to construct their own walls if so desired? It seems some politicians in Texas have considered the possibility, but still via reimbursement by the federal government (https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/while-shutdown-continues-texas-state-leaders-mull-funding-border-wall/1698160867); is it due to the expense of building such a wall even for a single state's border being too costly for most southern border states, are there federal laws that would prevent states taking that course of action themselves, or is there simply not enough support in most border states for that to be a viable course of action for those who desire a full border wall?










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      While there seems to be a good amount of discussion about the border wall desired by President Trump, I have not seen much in the way of discussion regarding state-based approaches; that is, given the current state of affairs in the US in regard to support for a full wall, why is there not more of an effort to allow border states to construct their own walls if so desired? It seems some politicians in Texas have considered the possibility, but still via reimbursement by the federal government (https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/while-shutdown-continues-texas-state-leaders-mull-funding-border-wall/1698160867); is it due to the expense of building such a wall even for a single state's border being too costly for most southern border states, are there federal laws that would prevent states taking that course of action themselves, or is there simply not enough support in most border states for that to be a viable course of action for those who desire a full border wall?










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      While there seems to be a good amount of discussion about the border wall desired by President Trump, I have not seen much in the way of discussion regarding state-based approaches; that is, given the current state of affairs in the US in regard to support for a full wall, why is there not more of an effort to allow border states to construct their own walls if so desired? It seems some politicians in Texas have considered the possibility, but still via reimbursement by the federal government (https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/while-shutdown-continues-texas-state-leaders-mull-funding-border-wall/1698160867); is it due to the expense of building such a wall even for a single state's border being too costly for most southern border states, are there federal laws that would prevent states taking that course of action themselves, or is there simply not enough support in most border states for that to be a viable course of action for those who desire a full border wall?







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          It is essentially not allowed.




          States may not usurp the federal power over immigration. State attempts to regulate concurrently in a field already occupied by a federal statute have been struck down under the doctrine of preemption. In Hines v. Davidowitz (1941), for example, the Court held that the Federal Alien Registration Act preempted Pennsylvania alien registration provisions. Under the preemption doctrine, federal law in a specific area may even preclude consistent state regulations.




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          States cannot enforce their own borders. This was somewhat recently showcased with Arizona SB 1070 and with Joe Arpaio attempting to control illegal immigration in Arizona. There several other examples of this too, but it comes down to federal preemption.






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          • And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

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          • Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

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          It is essentially not allowed.




          States may not usurp the federal power over immigration. State attempts to regulate concurrently in a field already occupied by a federal statute have been struck down under the doctrine of preemption. In Hines v. Davidowitz (1941), for example, the Court held that the Federal Alien Registration Act preempted Pennsylvania alien registration provisions. Under the preemption doctrine, federal law in a specific area may even preclude consistent state regulations.




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          States cannot enforce their own borders. This was somewhat recently showcased with Arizona SB 1070 and with Joe Arpaio attempting to control illegal immigration in Arizona. There several other examples of this too, but it comes down to federal preemption.






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          • And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

            – JAB
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          • Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

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          It is essentially not allowed.




          States may not usurp the federal power over immigration. State attempts to regulate concurrently in a field already occupied by a federal statute have been struck down under the doctrine of preemption. In Hines v. Davidowitz (1941), for example, the Court held that the Federal Alien Registration Act preempted Pennsylvania alien registration provisions. Under the preemption doctrine, federal law in a specific area may even preclude consistent state regulations.




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          States cannot enforce their own borders. This was somewhat recently showcased with Arizona SB 1070 and with Joe Arpaio attempting to control illegal immigration in Arizona. There several other examples of this too, but it comes down to federal preemption.






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          • And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

            – JAB
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          • Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

            – ohwilleke
            2 hours ago














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          It is essentially not allowed.




          States may not usurp the federal power over immigration. State attempts to regulate concurrently in a field already occupied by a federal statute have been struck down under the doctrine of preemption. In Hines v. Davidowitz (1941), for example, the Court held that the Federal Alien Registration Act preempted Pennsylvania alien registration provisions. Under the preemption doctrine, federal law in a specific area may even preclude consistent state regulations.




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          States cannot enforce their own borders. This was somewhat recently showcased with Arizona SB 1070 and with Joe Arpaio attempting to control illegal immigration in Arizona. There several other examples of this too, but it comes down to federal preemption.






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          It is essentially not allowed.




          States may not usurp the federal power over immigration. State attempts to regulate concurrently in a field already occupied by a federal statute have been struck down under the doctrine of preemption. In Hines v. Davidowitz (1941), for example, the Court held that the Federal Alien Registration Act preempted Pennsylvania alien registration provisions. Under the preemption doctrine, federal law in a specific area may even preclude consistent state regulations.




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          States cannot enforce their own borders. This was somewhat recently showcased with Arizona SB 1070 and with Joe Arpaio attempting to control illegal immigration in Arizona. There several other examples of this too, but it comes down to federal preemption.







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          • And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

            – JAB
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          • Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

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          • And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

            – JAB
            4 hours ago











          • Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

            – ohwilleke
            2 hours ago

















          And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

          – JAB
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          And the current makeup of Congress would likely not allow for bills to be passed to allow states to make such decisions themselves, I suppose.

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          Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

          – ohwilleke
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          Also, politically unpopular in CA and NM.

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