Well, most importantly, hearing from local law enforcement, hearing from our local elected officials, we had both Republicans and Democrats represented in that room. We know how to do border security in this remote region. We also know how important the Big Bend national park is to our regional economy and to protect it for future generations. And erecting large barriers such as a border wall is not the way to do it in this park. We want to protect it. (05:21–05:34)
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