The border wall is a long term investment that pays for itself even if Trump doesn't make Mexico pay for it.
Let's just take cost of educating an illegal youth or anchor baby. The average spent per student in the US is $11,009 per year.
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"Nationally, the most recent data indicates $11,009 is spent on public education per student. Significant variation exists across states; New York spends roughly $20,000 per student, while states like Utah and Idaho only spend about a third as much."
Education Spending Per Student by State
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In my town the Mexicans cost 1/3rd more because they require special programs, but we'll just go with the $11,009 figure anyway.
It's hard to find out how many Mexican kids are coming across the border plus how many anchors are being born. Seems to be about 50,000 unaccompanied minors.
So let's go (probably) low and just say 100,000 per year. Multiplied by $11,009 is $1.1 billion per year just for that new batch. 12 years of schooling = $13.2 billion.
Factor in cost of welfare and the damage they do undercutting labor wages and you see how quickly the wall pays for itself.