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Veronica Escobar: “A quarter of our jobs in El Paso are dependent on that cross…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar on MSNBC's José Díaz-Balart Reports

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

But instead we're going to see the opposite. We're going to see prices go up. And in districts like mine, you mentioned the amount of trade that goes through El Paso. A quarter of our jobs in El Paso are dependent on that cross border trade. And that relationship with Mexico, we are dealing with incredible uncertainty, higher prices. It makes businesses reluctant to make investments. They're unable to plan ahead. (00:53–01:00)

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Asserts that 25% of jobs in El Paso rely on cross-border trade.

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