Joseph Moody: “$273 billion of Texas trade with Mexico every year, our…”

“There are Mexicans that own property in El Paso. They're business partners of the people in El Paso. They make our community thrive. $273 billion of Texas trade with Mexico every year, our number one trading partner. But I also know the rhetoric about Mexico that is spread across this state and this nation, and it is dangerous, and it encapsulates the entire country, our sister city, our friends, our neighbors, our families.” (02:52–03:01)

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