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, [[ SIGNED ]]