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25 Things 25 Billion Dollars Can Go Towards Other Than Building A Wall

Spoiler Alert: Mexico is not going to pay for it.

Erin Blackburn
Feb 06, 2017
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A wall is not going to fix the immigration problem. By building that wall you are essentially just trying to ignore the problem. When has ignoring your problems ever worked? Also, instead of keeping people out of America, we should help them in any way we can. Those people are not fleeing to our country because they are bored and have nothing better to do. They want a better lives for themselves and for their families. Yes, they should do it legally, but the immigration policies and processes need to be fixed and updated. I am proud to be an American and even more proud to be a person who values the meaning in helping other people. I am very lucky and blessed to have the life I have here, but others face terrible conditions. We also have problems in America that need fixing too. So instead of having Americans help pay for a wall to keep people out (spoiler alert: Mexico is not going to pay for the wall), we should either save that money or spend it on more important things. Here are a few Ideas that 25 billion dollars could go towards:

1. Hire More Teachers

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5. Medical Research (Finding cures to diseases, new antibiotics to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria, new vaccines...etc.)

6. More Affordable Health Care for those without insurance

7. Paid Maternity Leave

8. More Affordable Women's Health Care

9. Help with Finances with Families With Sick Children (Dance Marathon)

10. Update Hospitals

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13. Help People Who Have Been Affected by Natural Disasters

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17. Help Small Businesses

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19. Power Businesses With Solar Energy

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22. Fund Programs that Help People With Disabilities

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24. Help Students Pay off Loans

25. Helping refugees





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