Scott Walker wants to build a wall — with Canada - MarketWatch

 

Now Canada is a problem for the U.S. too?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one of the 17 Republican candidates running for president, says building a wall along the U.S. border with Canada is a “legitimate issue to look at.”

Speaking in an interview aired Sunday with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Walker said he’s been asked about it by some New Hampshire voters.

“Some people have asked us about that in New Hampshire,” he said. “They raised some very legitimate concerns, including some law enforcement folks that brought that up to me at one of our town hall meetings about a week and a half ago. So that is a legitimate issue for us to look at.”

In the interview, he spoke broadly about securing the border against dangers. Catch his remarks on the issue around the 10:30 mark.

In tweets later Sunday, he called a secure border “a legitimate concern for the safety of our nation,” although he didn’t mention Canada. He added:

Until now, Republicans have focused their calls for a wall on the U.S.’s southern border — with Mexico. Illegal immigration from Mexico has been a particular focus of frontrunner Donald Trump, who has broadly characterized Mexican immigrants as criminals. Trump wants Mexico to pay for the construction of that wall.

The length of the U.S.-Canada border, excluding Alaska, is about 3,987 miles across 12 states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Another 1,538 miles run along the border with Alaska.

The U.S. border with Mexico is estimated at 1,933 miles across four states, the U.S. Geological survey says.

Meanwhile, Chris Christie, another Republican candidate, wants to use FedEx Corp. FDX, -0.35%   package-tracking technology to keep tabs on those who overstay their U.S. visas, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Scott Walker wants to build a wall — with Canada - MarketWatch