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Well-researched and convincing, "American Moat" challenges the idea of building a wall separating the US from Mexico. The author persuasively makes the argument for a more all-encompassing approach to immigration by using both factual data and personal tales.

Hernandez calls for a more thorough approach to immigration reform in his closing remarks, calling for better legal immigrant channels as well as addressing the fundamental reasons why people migrate from Mexico and other nations.

Carlos Hernandez's essay "American Moat" addresses the building of a wall between the United States and Mexico. This wall, according to the author, is not only unnecessary but also bad for both countries. The physical and political situation of the US-Mexico border is described by Hernandez in the opening paragraph. The border is already tightly guarded and militarized, he says, and building a wall would be expensive and challenging given the terrain. He also makes the observation that rather...

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