Yes, A Border Wall Will Help Contain The Coronavirus
Now consider Mexico, a country with weak and corrupt government at all levels, no ability to enforce quarantines, and virtually no public health system. From the standpoint of dealing with something like coronavirus, Mexico is the worst of all possible combinations and presents ideal conditions for the spread of the disease.
This is a country, after all, where the central government has effectively ceded entire swaths of its territory to powerful drug cartels and gangs. The Mexican state, such as it is, has almost no ability to impose the rule of law, let alone combat or contain something like the coronavirus, and we should not expect any effective response to an outbreak there. As of Monday, there were five known cases in Mexico, and soon there will be more.
Under these circumstances, it s not racist or xenophobic to consider measures to secure the southwest border. It s prudent, and long overdue. In fact, it might already be too late.
It’s too late to build a wall. People north of the border where there is no war need to think seriously about their security situation. There is a wall south of where I am. How secure it is, I don’t know. I hope it doesn’t become necessary to leave.