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In search of expert wall builders

A man hammered at the Berlin Wall, the 28-year border barrier between East and West Germany. It was opened by government officials in 1989.
A man hammered at the Berlin Wall, the 28-year border barrier between East and West Germany. It was opened by government officials in 1989. Associated Press

East German wall-builders are still alive — eager to work in warmer Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Some of these Berlin Wall engineers, stonemasons and guards are available to work for Donald Trump. This will keep out Catholic Mexicans and put Americans back into the beet sugar fields of Colorado.

The former Berlin Wall communists have engineering drawings and specs.

Go for it.

Risto Marttinen

Lexington

This story was originally published July 5, 2016 at 5:48 PM with the headline "In search of expert wall builders."

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