Let's be a little more specific about "securing the border", shall we? A Super Wall has to be built from the Gulf Coast at Brownsville, all the way to the Pacific Coast south of San Diego. It should be built from reinforced concrete and steel no less than 35 feet high. Topped with razor wire the entire length. It should be built at least 50 feet on our side of the border. Thereby creating a 50 foot no mans land that could be mined on both sides. The entire length should be lighted at night. Bright enough to define the border from the International Space Station. And it should have full security cameras, with infra red and thermal capabilities. All with zoom lenses of course. If I can afford to put cameras in my house and property, the government can afford to do it on our southern border.
This entire project, much like Trump has suggested, should be funded by tariffs, along with tax penalties from companies who manufacture abroad, anything that was once made here by U.S. workers. (Carrier Air Conditioning should lead by example), by writing the first check that Trump should receive, and show in a press conference at a White House ceremony in the Rose Garden. Trump should give monthly news conferences showing progress on this wall, complete with video and interviews from construction foreman. And contracts with concrete mixing plants all along the wall should be established both during, and after the wall is finished, in order to quickly fill any tunnels that might be attempted, in a matter of hours.
The Border Patrol should be increased 3 fold over what it is now. All agents should be equipped with the most modern small arms available, and plenty of ammunition. Their green and white SUV's should all be sold off and replaced with armored Humvee's, equipped with mounted .50 BMG's. Trump should issue a public statement, if ANY construction worker is put in harms way by Mexicans at the border, (protesters or otherwise), they will be SHOT ON SIGHT. When completed, a National "American Security Holiday" should be established, and put on the Federal calendar. Honorary postage stamps should be issued by the U.S. Postal Service as well. They could install a section of gold plated razor wire to honor it's completion. Much like they did with the completion of the Trans Continental Railroad, with the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah.