‘if immigrant people have more life opportunities through all mexico’s territory, the wall becomes invisible’. mexican border states have an average poverty rate of 28 percent, significantly below the country’s national average of 37 percent. counties bordering mexico live at or below the poverty line, with unemployment rates in US border counties at 5.6 percent (compared to 4.7 percent in the rest of the country). according to cero, approximately one-quarter of the population of the u.s. The ‘invisible wall’ plan suggests investing this money into a border-wide network of highways and train routes, encouraging transport of goods and services throughout the region. New roads and railways serve as connectors between the area’s sister cities why not invest it in new legal jobs and facilities, as that is what immigrants want?’ questions the designer. ICE report each undocumented immigrant costs the american taxpayers $12,500. entitled ‘the invisible wall’, cero’s proposal involves interconnecting the various sister cities along the border area through a web of transport links and industrial enterprises as well as public parks and recreation programs. Rather than build a wall, espacio cero would see a vast, interconnected economic community founded along the border, to celebrate and encourage exchange between the two countries rather than condemn it. The design suggests a variety of new uses for the border area as part of his campaign for the presidency, trump has outlined his intention to deport all illegal immigrants to their country of origin, going so far as to claim that a massive border wall will be constructed between the US and mexico, with the latter fronting the bill for the project. Designer and creative espacio cero has proposed a new and much more productive alternative to presidential candidate donald trump’s wall between mexico and the united states.

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