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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by bradleyankrom on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:06PM (#16735790)
I don't think very many left-of-center people would agree with your assertion that it was a "huge" compromise. They wanted tens of billions of dollars for a symbolic wall, closing of several legal immigration processes, etc. There are several DACA fixes sitting in congress but Republican leadership refuses to bring any of them up for a vote.
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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by creaghpatr on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:18PM (#16735915)
>They wanted tens of billions of dollars for a symbolic wall

In fact the wall would have been physical, rather than 'symbolic'

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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by codezero on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:25PM (#16735998)
I believe symbolic here means that it won't actually function to deter illegal immigration, at least not proportionally to spending that money on other efforts.
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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by rufus_2 on Monday April 02, 2018 @01:40PM (#16736930)
Is Israel's border wall symbolic or physical?
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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by codezero on Monday April 02, 2018 @03:59PM (#16738672)
I am not sure what your point is. A thing can be both symbolic and physical. Let me know what you want me to clarify. I thought I was pretty clear in the above comment.
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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by mejari on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:59PM (#16736423)
Physical things can be symbolic...

A wall symbolizing keeping out foreigners without actually doing anything useful to do so is pretty much the definition of symbolic.

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Re:Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Sam... by bradleyankrom on Monday April 02, 2018 @01:12PM (#16736606)
yes, I meant that the wall will physically exist but it's more of a symbol - a KEEP OUT sign of sorts - than an effective tool for border security... or at least not a cost-effective tool.
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