Posted on 01/17/2019 8:10:41 AM PST by Blue House Sue
WASHINGTON — Along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico, which sprawls across four states and nine House districts, a single seat is held by a Republican: Representative Will Hurd of Texas.
And Mr. Hurd, a former undercover C.I.A. officer who barely won re-election in Texas’ 23rd District, the largest of the nine, has emerged as perhaps the most persistent critic in his party of President Trump’s wall.
Drawing upon his years undercover and his work in the private sector, Mr. Hurd has a starkly different vision for the southwestern border: fiber optic cables, sensors, radar, drones, increased staffing — but not the concrete or steel barrier that Mr. Trump has demanded before he reopens the government.
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I did in 2016 by voting for Trump in the primaries as did most conservatives.
Rand Paul didn't win a single delegate.
Only one Republican along the line of Mexican infiltration? Argues pretty strongly that they are influencing the votes in those areas by illegal voting.
I suppose you have to get away from the border to minimize their influence, and then you can find out what Americans think on the issue.
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