Test 3 – “How a Bigger, Longer Border Wall Might Backfire,” by Nora Haenn

You must identify a total of three (3) linkages between A Primer on Politics and the Haenn article, one per textbook chapter. To do so, reference the portion of the textbook (you may quote and must provide page number) and its link to a portion of the Haenn article (you may quote). List each linkage separately and briefly explain why you have chosen the portions you use in your response.

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Example:

(1) In Chapter 8 of A Primer on Politics, we learn about different economic systems. Market capitalism ideas and structures dominate economic policies in the United States. Accordingly, “[C]lassical economic theory says that markets are perfectly efficient because consumers and businesses simply vote with their dollars, and the best firms and the best products win out. Consumers, meanwhile, only spend their money where they perceive they are getting value for it” (215). We learn in Haenn’s article about the US-Mexico border that economic growth in the United States is partly responsible for the migration of undocumented workers from Mexico: “Economic forecasters predict continued growth in the U.S. economy during 2018, partly based on increased government deficit spending. Demand for workers is likely to remain high. More U.S. public spending – ironically, even billions on the wall – could propel growth and encourage U.S. employers to hire more undocumented workers” (Haenn). Building a wall may, therefore, be counterproductive to the US economy. A struggling US economy may result in a shift of attitudes away from capitalism and toward alternative theories of economics, like socialism.