Between 1999 and 2012, the average wealth (or net worth) of Canadian families rose from $319,800 to $554,100, or 73% (in 2012 constant dollars). Average wealth increased faster among higher-income families during this time period.
It added: âAnd that's just the wall. A Bloomberg Government analysis in 2013 estimated what it would cost to completely seal the border: $28 billion per year.â. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on the topic during an August 2015 appearance on Fox News.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon recently mocked Trumpâs pledge to make Mexico pay for the wall, CNN noted today in its coverage of Trumpâs $8B news. âMexican people, we are not going to pay any single cent for such a stupid wall, and they need to know that,â Calderon has been quoted as saying.