and mexico we always talk about coming to the united states we don't ever think about why they would go to mexico because the ruling by the supreme court and there's lots of reasons why they would find mexico a attractive place to be and i got very interested in thinking about this sort of hidden migration we don't think about and i got very interested in trying to figure out who was behind this and who would've realized the system between the u.s. and mexico didn't need to go from north to south actually could go from south to north and it was a very mysterious figure by these names and that is the initial that got me interested in figuring out who is this person that had a vision of the border into the relationshiand therelationship d mexico. today we are located downtown at the public library not far from where ellis lived and worked. since you spend so much time immersing yourself in 19th and early 20th century san antonio life as he researched the book, i would iq to take us back there for a moment. what was this place like? >> that is a great question. one thing that is fascinat

drug trafficking into the united states is a problem as is the illegal flow of bulk cash and firearms to mexico from the united states. these criminal activities are the principle causes of the violence in mexico. border fences, walls and infrastructure are absolutely a definitive part of the border security collusion. -- solution, infrastructure, technology and personnel are critical aspects of the solution. walls, fences and barriers are an integral part of a system. they impede and slow down the illegal flow of people and vehicles across the land borders. properly designed, properly placed and supported, this type of physical infrastructure creates an environment which enhances the border patrol's capabilities in its attempts to detect, and resolve illegal border activity. there is no restriction that would bar dhs from constructing a wall on the border provided that the secretary concludes it is necessary. congress has provided the secretary broad authority to waive all legal requirement that may impede the construction. many issues will be taken into account. federally protected lands, pri

mexico. classifies it is really not much of a benefit one way or the other. all of the challenges that african-americans are facing during this time so there is tremendous excitement in the united statesespecially in the south because they realize they're not treating african-american as well that they have that possibility that thousands if not the majority might move to mexico and that is an alternative history that is interesting to contemplate. >> there is an enjoyable book the united states, a texas was this your first connection to san antonio texas? >> yes. that's a great question. i'm not from texas and i had actually, when i thought about texas history at about the al-anon and i thought i'm not sure i want to be a texas historian.i should i shouldn't say that here, i'm sorry.gh there's a but which is important to get across. initially i was just trying to trace his character and i didn't know where he was from.as i've been tracing him backward and i found myself in san antonio and then victoria texas. in retrospect i thought of course that makes sense. where would in a after american be from who would be really familiar with mexican culture and with spanish. what i'm trying t

el paso texas which is right on the mexico united states border and it's the safest community in the united states. if you're thinking that by making the border more enforcement or around the border more militarized, picking out people from the courthouse like the domestic victim of domestic violence was picked up from a courthouse in el paso and by agents take to customs, if you think that will make things better, it, it would be wrong. we have to be clear about how to approach this issue without making people more polarized. this approach, saying agents will go and turn 12 million people, undocumented people into ill eligible and for deportation will just make things for this country more worse off. it's not just about the label force and the money but how people feel in this country, how they relate to each other. that's the fundamental basis. we all know their neighbors, our friends, our community, are community, are all part of this nation and particularly, look at the dreamers. how can you think about taking people who were born here or brought here when they were young and say

united states. and the flow of weapons from the united states into mexico that supports the cartel. we're really focused on working at very high levels to address some of these problems and challenges that are really in the interest of both of our countries to make progress on. >> mr. secretary, thanks for your time. >> my pleasure.rotom friedman, the pulitzer prize-winning columnist for "the new york times." tom, thanks for joining us this morning. you just heart secretary of state tillerson there. no change in the united states military strategy towards syria. i guess the big question is, somewhat the strategy right now? >> what i heard are three messages. one, that the trump people feel that in launching this cruise missile attack in retaliation for assad's use of chemical weapons, they have reduced the chances that assad will use such chemical weapons again or that somebody else will. that's not an unimportant thing. i think they also feel they have increased the uncertainty in places like north korea as to whether the u.s. will use force if the north koreans cross the red line

. >> mexico's finance minister discussed economic ties to the united states and the future of nafta. we heard from mexico's ambassador to the united states. this is 40 minutes. >> hello, everyone. i will call us to order relatively quick. sorry we are running late. the secretary has a hard stop at 2:45 so i want to get moving. on behalf of csi s and the u.s.-mexico initiative, thank you for coming. we hope this is the first of many visits to our new program here with a review focus on both the americas and mexico and particularly you also want to welcome ambassador gutierrez and ambassador joins for joining us today. i am required by the powers that be to give you a security announcement. this is the 21st century washington, d.c. if there were a security incident to happen, follow the guidance of csi s staff. we will be exiting and meeting behind us at the national geographic museum. when dr. hanley does the announcements, he plans -- promises to buy everyone a ice cream. since it is friday, i proposed cocktails. this is a particularly important moment for us in the u.s. mexico bilate

mexico. all of my allegiances are to th. united states. ut as far the border laws concerned, if i was in mexico i would say that wall goes two ways. if mexicans aren't allowed in the united states than americans it shouldn't be allowed to mexico. there's a lot of residence, american citizens who live in mexico because of the low cost of living in mexico. a lot of retirees, a lot of communities.s. also the tourism that goes down, they plan to mexico and have a good time and then they fly out. they take advantage of the low cost of doing trade with people down there, they barter with them about prices. when the plane lands for america i checked there identification. if there from america i would put them right back and ship them back. that wall goes both ways. >> guest: i think that's an inaccurate statement. i think republicans and democrats don't support the border wall we support in hanse. significant relevant to protection of our borders. i think this issue of building a border are more optic than anything else. i really think that congre

united states is still a major problem. as is illegal flow of bulk cash and firearms to mexico from the united states. these criminal activities are the principle causes of the violences afflicted in mexico. border fences, walls and tactical infrastructure are absolutely a definitive part of the border security solution. those of us with first-hand knowledge and security experience at the u.s./mexico border understand that infrastructure, technology and personnel are critical aspects of the solution that will ensure enhanced control over the entire border. walls, fences and vehicle barriers are an integral part of a border enforcement system. their purpose is to impede, deter, slow down the illegal flow of people and vehicles across our land borders between the ports of entry. properly designed, properly placed and supported, this type of physical infrastructure creates an environment which enhances the border patrol's enforcement capabilities and its efforts to detect, defer, identify, classify, respond to and resolve illegal border activity. there is no restriction that would bar dhs from constructin

it relates to mexico, first and foremost, i think i would say the relationship between mexico and the united states is unprecedented. we have never had the level of relationship that we have with mexico now, in a very positive way. as we speak today, the relationships, the strategies being put forgthforth, the effo the joint intelligence, the sharing, the liaison, all of those things have been improved dramatically. as with canada, we need to do more with that, those relationships need to be solidified beyond. >> but you would agree our relationship, law enforcement to law enforcement, with canada is far -- >> not too long ago, senator, mexico used to say treat us more like you treat canada, not like you treat mexico. i think we're getting close to that, because of the evolution of where we are from where we've gotten, when i first came on the border patrol in 1978, the last people you would think about calling would be the mexicans if you have a situation on the border, today they're the first people. mexico is pretty much where we were 30 years ago with our southern border. their southern border

relates to mexico, first and foremost i think i would say that -- the relationship between mexico and the united states is unprecedented. we have never had the level of relationship that we have with mexico now in a very positive way. as we speak today, the relationships, the strategies being put forth, the efforts, the joint intelligence, the sharing, all those things have been improved dramatically. mr. aguilar: as with canada, we need to do more of that. those relationships need to be -- continue to be solidified even beyond. senator heitkamp: you would agree our relationship law enforcement to law enforcement with canada is far different than the -- mr. aguilar: not too long ago mexico useded to say treat us like you treat canada not mexico. i think we're getting closer to that because of the evolution of where we're. i often say that when i first came into the border patrol in 1978, the last people that you would think about calling was mexicans when something would happen on the border. today they are the first ones we call. and you are right. mexico is pretty much at the place we were 30 years a

worried about the protectionist rhetoric of .onald trump we think mexico is going to benefit from the acceleration of growth in the united statesmewhat ironically, it is interesting that mexico condemned the united states, put up a joint bid for the world cup in 2026. it might have you wondering whether nafta is ironically stronger than it has ever been before. rishaad: we have another chart here. what it shows is how correlated emerging-markets are to metal prices, mental and lumber prices as well. it?good a gauge is is also a situation of metal prices and basic resource is being one of the cheap exports of many em's? course. mental prices, commodity prices in general are important for emerging-market assets. the on the effects of collapsing commodity prices on emerging markets in 2014 and 2015, but when it comes to commodity price, i think asset allocation within emerging markets becomes important. this is part of the reason why we are extremely comfortable with emerging-market hard currency bids denominated in u.s. dollars. at the point of external shock to em, be it commodity prices, or protectionist policies like from dona

denying that he has changed his policy on building a controversial border wall between the united states and mexicosuggested demand for initial funding of the wall could be pushed back to september so that congress can avoid a government shutdown. but in a tweet earlier today, the us president said: "don't let the fake media tell you that i have changed my position on the wall. it will get built and help stop drugs, human trafficking etc." congress might pay the initial up—front costs, but the president is insisting that eventually mexico will foot the bill. today, i sat down with mexico's secretary of the economy, ildefonso wahardo, who is here in the uk to talk about a post—brexit trade deal. what does he make of the threat of new tarrifs, and the president's rhetoric on the wall? i began by asking him about the nafta free—trade agreement between mexico, the us and canada. donald trump has now opposed tariffs on canadian lumber. will he do the same to mexico's or industry —— he has imposed tariffs. you have to remember that today's trade between the us, mexico and canada is regulated by nafta. yo

i have no after the accident mexico, my o allegiances are to the united states. the border wall is concerned, if i were mexico, i ould say the wall goes two ways. if mexicans aren't allowed into the united states, americans in new t be allowed mexico. there is a lot of residents that ive, american citizens that live in mexico because of low in mexico, if they are retirees, there are communities. also, tourism, you fly into mexico, have a good time and fly out, take advantage of the low trade with people down there. about cker with them prices. when a plane lands from america, check their identification, if they are from america, put them back on the plane and ship them back to the united states. wall goes both ways. host: okay, congresswoman. is accurate statement. i think that people primarily do notcans and democrats support the border wall. enhanced and significant and relevant borders.n of our i think that this whole issue of border is more optic really thing else and i think that congress is just not andg to -- i know democrats i hope reasonable republicans i

united states. now right off the bat, the former mexican president praised the trade agreement the united states has with mexico and canada. nafta saying it has worked despite what president trump says. >> we're much more competitive by uniting our resources, by uniting our competitiveness and by working together. >> reporter: and mr. fox has challenged president trump on a number of issues on twitter, today he continues to say that the president is on the wrong track by not accepting refugees from syria, by trying to break trade agreements, by bombing another country, and by trying to deport undocumented immigrants and build a wall at the border. >> that wall, that f-wall, that we are not going to pay for, we mexicans. that is going to cost you, you u.s. citizens $35 billion. $35 billion u.s. dollars. with $35 billion u.s. dollars, you can create immediately 10 million new jobs. >> reporter: and on the topic of jobs, mr. fox told these students that there are fewer and fewer manufacturing jobs in mexico and in the united states and advised them to seek jobs in sectors like information technology. he also talke

have that much profit coming into the united states and that profit is managed by cartels that are beyond violent, and so you go to the latin american countries, mexicoe united states united states, for that matter. you mentioned corruption already. the kind of money they can offer an attorney general in guatemala or a police chief in mexico city, the kind of money they can offer, and if you don't take the money, they're happy to send your youngest child's head to your home if a plastic bag. >> you said, though, the hypocrisy aspect of it, meaning these central american countries. is the idea, for instance, marijuana legalization. does that help your problem or hurt your problem? >> marijuana is not a factor in the drug world. >> this really is a cocaine, and in some cases, the opioid copycats? >> three things. methamphetamine almost all produced in mexico. heroin virtually all produced in mexico and cocaine that comes up from further south. those threerugs result in the death of, i think last , in 2015, i think, 52,000 people, to include opioids. it's a massive problem. you can't put a price on human misery. the cost to the united states is over $25

the united states, mexico, and canada have launched a joint bid to host the 2026 world cup.te the route with mexico over a proposed border wall, the u.s. soccer chief says the bid as u.s. president donald trump's full backing. >> we have the full support of the inez's government in this project. the president of the united states is fully supportive and has encouraged us to have this joint bid. he is especially pleased that mexico is part of this, and that is in the last few days. we are not at all concerned about some of the issues that people may have raised. we looked at getting alone and decided we want to bid with partners in north america. brent: after a short break and we'll be back to take you through the day. stick around for that, everybody. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ [theme music] ♪ [theme music] >>>ernabel demillo: hi. welcome to asian american life. i'm ernabel demillo. today our focus is on fashion and the contributions asian-americans have made from

i do not think -- i am increasingly close to the mexico ambassador to the united states. i met him in mexico city with rex tillerson. i hope there is not a mexican official that does not drop by. we are in good shape, in good coordination, a good partnership with the mexican government, mexican military, law enforcement. we have to recognize that. on the issue of terrorism, i am comforted by what i now know are the capabilities of the department of homeland security. a -- beenaround around a long time, but i take comfort in the fact that this organization is so effective in terms of intel sharing, taking advantage of databases, as well as reducing our own intel. when a person of interest, someone on a terrorist list, buys a plane ticket in tokyo and is flying to out to dobby -- abu dhabi, we know about it. the information sharing with the european partners, everybody, it is really comforting. i would close on the topic by saying, when you hear a report of a family, and individual, whatever at an airport being put screening ory being refused entry into the united states, le

comingtually caught him from the mexico side to the united states and if i'm not mistaken one of his rules for staying here is he's not supposed to do that. that's why he got deported. the other question is does this gentleman understand that when these people it doesn't matter where they are coming from or what they are coming for -- i understand they are having rough times. when they come to the united states illegally, they are breaking the law. if i break the law i go to jail or i have to pay a fine. these people we are talking about, i understand about enforcement. everybody is crying because they are saying we have a rough time. let me tell you something. i was a contractor my whole life here in houston, texas. the immigrants have come here and they all work illegally and they're taking my job. guest: i hear two issues. with respect to the juan manuel case, he was in the united states since the age of nine. he has cognitive impairments from a brain injury he had as a .hild or it he received two times. daca he was screened thoroughly for that. stand in a taxi california border t

united states. now right off the bat, the former mexican president praised the trade agreement the united states has with mexico and canada. nafta saying it has worked despite what president trump says. >> we're much more competitive by uniting our resources, by uniting our competitiveness and by working together. >> reporter: and mr. fox has challenged president trump on a number of issues on twitter, today he continues to say that the president is on the wrong track by not accepting refugees from syria, by trying to break trade agreements, by bombing another country, and by trying to deport undocumented immigrants and build a wall at the border. >> that wall, that f-wall, that we are not going to pay for, we mexicans. that is going to cost you, you u.s. citizens $35 billion. $35 billion u.s. dollars. with $35 billion u.s. dollars, you can create immediately 10 million new jobs. >> reporter: and on the topic of jobs, mr. fox told these students that there are fewer and fewer manufacturing jobs in mexico and in the united states and advised them to seek jobs in sectors like information technology. he also talke

mexico on wednesday. she's lived in the united states for 15 years. she's raised all her kids here.ll her kids are u.s. citizens. her brother and father were both kidnapped by drug cartels and she wanted to avoid that fate herself. but now ice under the new trump administration is embarrassed to pronounce the fact that they view people who have crossed the border as filth, they've decided that maribel trujillo is a priority. it's been reported that part of the delay between now and wednesday may be explained by efforts to try and figure out a way to send her three-year-old disabled u.s. citizen daughter with her when she gets deported, even though her daughter is a citizen because they're trying to figure out maybe it's better to split up the family that way than to split up the family involving splitting the mother from the three-year-old? republican governor john kasich and rob portman, democratic senator brown, they have all weighed in on this case. they've all weighed in on maribel trujillo's behalf asking for mercy. you see these headlines about how the the resumption is going

i do not think -- i am increasingly close to the mexico ambassador to the united states. i met him in mexico city with rex tillerson. i don't think -- i hope there is not a mexican official that does not drop by. we are in good shape, in good coordination, a good partnership with the mexican government, mexican military, law enforcement. they are suffering from our drug demand. we have to recognize that. on the issue of terrorism, i am comforted by what i now know are the capabilities of the department of homeland security. i have been around a long time, and in a fair number of fights but i take comfort in the fact , that this organization is so effective in terms of intel sharing, taking advantage of databases, as well as reducing -- producing our own intel. when a person of interest, someone on a terrorist list, buys a plane ticket in tokyo and is flying to abu dhabi, we know about it. the information sharing with the european partners, everybody, it is really comforting. i would close on the topic by saying, when you hear a report of a family, an individual, whatever a

mexico wouldn‘tjeopardise the bid. we have the full support of the united states government in this project. he‘s especially pleased that mexico is part of this bid, and that‘s in the last few days we‘ve gotten further encouragement in that. so we‘re not at all concerned about some of the issues that other people may raise. we looked at bidding alone and decided in the end we wanted to bid with our partners in north america, and we have strong encouragement from president trump to that very end. and finally, a weird, wet view that could disorient even the strongest swimmer. the pool at market square tower in houston, texas is 150 metres, more than 490 feet, above the street. but it also has a glass bottom. so even though you‘re swimming a long way up, you can see all the way down to the ground. there is eight inch thick glass at the bottom of the pool, reassuring, maybe, to some, but paddlers of a nervous disposition might be best advised to sit this one out on the poolside. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i‘m @bbcmikeembley. thank you so much for watching.

. >> well, it is way to describe a circular movement of chickens to mexico and immigrants to the united states in the very recent form. >> host: in a longer form how does that occur? >> guest: well the idea is because of transformations in the poultry industry there were increases in labor conflict and because of that, tyson, for example, was indicted for recruiting illegles in mexico, giving them papers, crossing the border and distributing them in their plants. that was part of the movement north. also, as a consequence of increased industrialization in the poultry industry and nafta there was a flood of poultry exports to mexico which contributed to undermining the poultry industry and rural workers particularly in mexico. there was no alternative for them to be absorbed into an economy and you get the migration back northward as a consequence. that is the slightly longer version. >> host: do a lot of mexican immigrants work in the american poultry industry? >> guest: well, this is for the nation as a whole, the u.s. government has said that in 1970 about 26% of the workers were hispanic. b

he came to the united states from mexico at 10 years old. he is worried this may be a sign president trump is changing his views on daca. >> he is very obvious with these things. anna-lysa: the national immigration law center has started a petition online, calling for the department of homeland security to bring juan back to the united states. so far that petition has 23,000 signatures. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. nancy: it is an issue on a lot of minds, president trump signed a new law allowing veterans to get medical care from private doctors until there is a plan to get around the v.a. this after alarming warnings about the d.c. va hospital. president trump says next week we he will hold -- he will hold a news conference to talk about veterans issues. jonathan: many workers at washington airports are getting receiving a base wage increase of more than four dollars. wages go up incrementally from two years after. benefit,ers will including wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers at reagan national and dulles. night, d.c. sports fans ce

we have tried to push the borders of the united states as far away as possible, and we do this in various ways, partnering with countries like colombia and mexico and the caribbean nations. using an incredibly capable national security cutters of the united states coast guard that do unbelievable work in the caribbean and the eastern pacific in interdicting loads of cocaine and other drugs by the ton, not by the gram. not by the kilo, but by the ton. we must use our relative geographic distance to our advantage. we have got to stop criminals and terrorists from threatening our homeland. we need to know who is coming into our country, where they have been, why they are coming here before they have arrived at our doorstep. the first step is improving our vetting processes, increasing the reliability of those our vetting procedures overseas. we will use all the tools we have available, social media, new technology, biometrics, more investigators, and top-notch intelligence. last year, dhs and our analysis folks developed 900 new intel leads. 500 of those were not previously known. these were bad people that we identified and prevented from coming

has said the country will build to keep immigrants from crossing over the border from mexico into the united states. >> 3:00 p.m. at fruitvale plaza where fruitvale is. >> reporter: they will protect the rights of workers and those who feel marginalized. >> for us to make the connection between all the different struggles, workers, migrant struggles, struggles against imprisonment and policing and see how these all affect our communities. >> reporter: all marches and rallies are expected to be peaceful events. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> the sonoma county sheriff is showing off thousands of dollars worth of power tools recovered from several thieves. the thieves broke into a john deere tractor dealer in santa rosa yesterday. authorities caught up with their van near one was pushed out in an attempts to get away. tonight at 11:00, the abc7 news eye team takes you deep in the emerald triangle to show a dark secret among the marijuana fields. rape, crisis counselors, law enforcement tell us women have been sexually assaulted by some growers and pot farm workers. dan explores why t

>> you go to san diego and you can cross the border from the united states into mexico without no problem have done it, i have gone from mexico to guatemala, wasn't even asked for a passport, just walked right in. there are many countries that do that. what are you talking about? >> tucker: [laughs] i am not trying to be mean. there are countries that allow anybody who wants to come in and live and work there? let me clarify that. there is no such country, there has never been such a country. what you are describing is a place with no government. the purpose of a government is to to find and the borders. that never happens. >> so, let's talk about this government. but you are talking about. 11 years ago, we had the exact same protests of that we are doing on may 1st in 2006. do you remember that? may 1st, 2006. >> tucker: vaguely. >> millions of people across the country protested and our government failed to do comprehensive reform. obama promised us in his first year in office, his second year in office, he got elected again, he promised ed, all the finger-pointing -- >> tucker: promise

mexico loves to play the victim to the united states. i mean, this is classical. ecause they -- they seem to blame everything on the united states. i guarantee that whatever goes wrong in their election, whatever goes wrong in the administration, their election, they will blame it on donald trump and the united states. ainsley: what is the profile of the immigrant crossing the border from mexico? >> the historical profile has been one of the poorest of the poor coming to the united states. mexico uses the united states as their valve to send poor people to send the uneducated, to, you know. now, that's -- that's the majority. most of us have family members that are -- that have been here for generations. have family members who are either farmers or who came fleeing the revolution. the fact of the matter is that mexico's elite, mexico'salgarchy continues to dominate the institution as they call it has been in power for over 100 years, and they play the game of political advantage to their own self interests. steve: sure. and their point of view, george, is still as

the united states along with mexico and canada launched a bid for the 2026 world cup. the holy gral of soccer. most of the matches would be held in the united states while mexico and canada would each get a handful of games. a successful bid for north america seems a good possibility because the previous two to your honor mts have taken place in europe and asia. last time the u.s. hosted world cup was back in 1994, several matches you might recall were held at stanford stadium. >>> tracking three ton creatures along the coast the important work to doing make sure elephant seals don't get on the endangered species list. we fao ss iis kina mo toaket rh >>> wells fargo says it is making a move to try to make it right with the public. the bank has ordered two of its executives to pay back $75 million in compensation in cash and stocks over fraudulent accounts. you may remember an internal report uncovered unethical sales practices. it revealed, bank managers not only overlooked the practice. today wells fargo after said after six month sr. investigation it died to make the

in the mid- 80s the united states face the first illegal immigration crisis. they had a proximately 2000 miles of united states mexico border. other than barbed wire fences there are no vehicle or pedestrian borders. it was overwhelmed and congress chose to deal with illegal aliens in the united states by passing the immigration reform act of 86. the act promised to secure the border and ensure the united states would never put in the same situation again. the x field. it failed in large part because they put the cart before the horse. without securing the border first the government legalized those who willfully violated u.s. wall. by so doing we broadcast a clear message to the world that our laws could be made void if enough people enter the country illegally. the message was heard worldwide. illegal immigration exploded. after 86 the high numbers took place in san diego california and texas. the border patrol thought of it could control these two quarters then be able to control illegal immigration and narcotics smuggling. they left other areas like the yuma arizona. the prevailing thought is that it did not exis

united states that also have a little bit of the brazilian star power. we will tell you about it. laratn bweetheuned ate meco d = caadaoulleato unie wod c >>> a collaboration between the united states, mexico and canada to lead to a unique world cup. the three nations are going to be announcing a joint bid tomorrow to host the 2026 world cup. successful bid for north america seems possible, because europe and asia are not allowed in the race, because those continents have hosted the previous two tournaments. the last time that the u.s. hosted the world cup was 1994 and several matches held at stanford stadium and it was wild. >> more than 65,000 soccer players world wide are playing in a unique tournament in san jose. >> it is different, and the tournament is sponsored in part by the brazilian soccer star nay m -- neymar, and they will eventually qualify to play in miami. >> they may have played in cl g cleng -- college or a stint here or there or just passionate fans. >> and the tournament is being played in 47 countries. >>> and dozens of faith leaders come together in san jose to call for peace and denounce the recent violence in egypt. i'm maryann favro with that story coming up in a l

we have seen an effect of economic growth really providing opportunity in mexico, as opposed to in the united states. host: in terms of money spent on the wall, this chart from reason magazine -- $7 billion has been spent on construction update as of 2015. this chart showing from 1996 to -- thehe access here number of miles of fencing that have been built. you can see those miles taking up over the years. james in erie, pennsylvania. line for republicans. good morning. to address one of your earlier comments. i guess i'm kind of confused. you indicated in san diego, a wall had been built and that all the illegal immigration went outside of the city. aren't you in fact making the case for the wall? if the wall is built across the entire border, they are not going to be able to do that? you are kind of in one breath making the case that the wall should be there. as far as its environmental issues go, i think we have enough civil engineers in this country to be able to design a wall it would be able to account for flooding and other issues. mexicoc opportunity in is a good thing. but let's all face it,