Dear Representative [   name    ],

I participate in  a blog called LiberalGrace.com and we are discussing the the costs of border security. 

Since you are a strong advocate of border security I hope you can answer this fundamental question.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO SECURE THE BORDER?

I don't need an exact cost, a ballpark estimate will do. 

But I'm  not interested initial costs of a few thousand troops or a few hundred miles of fence. I want the real, on-going cost of the whole project:

	* Initial costs for building a wall and prisons.
 	* On-going costs of patrolling, arrest, repatriation, etc. 
 	* Costs of guarding the coasts within boat range of Mexico.
	* Cost of financing this with debt.  	 	
        
Can you provide this information to me and our readers?

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

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