Hispanic American Contractor Explains Why He Wants to Build Trump’s Wall

>>> So this week a ░░░░░░░░ is coming up for ░░░░░░░░ hoping to submit the ░░░░░░░░ design for the Trump ░░░░░░░░ More than 60 companies ░░░░░░░░ pushing to try to ░░░░░░░░ the gig And roughly ░░░░░░░░ of the bidders are ░░░░░░░░ Gadi Schwartz is joining ░░░░░░░░ via drone live from ░░░░░░░░ border there You have ░░░░░░░░ talking to some of ░░░░░░░░ business designers and for ░░░░░░░░ of them it s ░░░░░░░░ of person right Reporter ░░░░░░░░ is a difficult decision ░░░░░░░░ some of them because ░░░░░░░░ of them have family ░░░░░░░░ immigrated from Mexico to ░░░░░░░░ United States Last week ░░░░░░░░ traveled to ft Worth ░░░░░░░░ to talk to one ░░░░░░░░ those business owners about ░░░░░░░░ he s made the ░░░░░░░░ to help build this ░░░░░░░░ When it comes to ░░░░░░░░ the wall competition is ░░░░░░░░ to be fierce There ░░░░░░░░ more than 600 applications ░░░░░░░░ build this wall 10 ░░░░░░░░ those coming from Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ businesses We re here ░░░░░░░░ Fort Worth to talk ░░░░░░░░ one of the business ░░░░░░░░ I know we can ░░░░░░░░ show the plans on ░░░░░░░░ but can you show ░░░░░░░░ the plans Sure Trump ░░░░░░░░ he wants a big ░░░░░░░░ wall We think our ░░░░░░░░ accomplishes that Especially that ░░░░░░░░ looks like the president ░░░░░░░░ going to like that ░░░░░░░░ lot Michael is a ░░░░░░░░ turned titan of the ░░░░░░░░ construction industry And for ░░░░░░░░ building this wall isn ░░░░░░░░ about what you might ░░░░░░░░ You re Hispanic 80 ░░░░░░░░ your workers are Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ it difficult to approach ░░░░░░░░ project It was We ░░░░░░░░ to do a lot ░░░░░░░░ soul searching This is ░░░░░░░░ hot button issue People ░░░░░░░░ adamant on one side ░░░░░░░░ the other Hardly anyone ░░░░░░░░ in the middle The ░░░░░░░░ reason we decided to ░░░░░░░░ this project is because ░░░░░░░░ the concerns we had ░░░░░░░░ other companies were proposing ░░░░░░░░ lethal designs Reporter You ░░░░░░░░ talking about the electrified ░░░░░░░░ and the use of ░░░░░░░░ Yeah things like that ░░░░░░░░ concerning for us as ░░░░░░░░ company Reporter Michael has ░░░░░░░░ an advocate for fixing ░░░░░░░░ immigration policy for years ░░░░░░░░ s quick to point ░░░░░░░░ undocumented immigrants commit less ░░░░░░░░ than the rest of ░░░░░░░░ population and most are ░░░░░░░░ to work He thinks ░░░░░░░░ wall could actually be ░░░░░░░░ path to immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ hope is by securing ░░░░░░░░ borders and forcing the ░░░░░░░░ on the books we ░░░░░░░░ finally have the appetite ░░░░░░░░ pass new laws comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform to bring the ░░░░░░░░ out of the shadows ░░░░░░░░ Step one build the ░░░░░░░░ Step two start talking ░░░░░░░░ immigration Step one has ░░░░░░░░ be about securing the ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Michael I imagine ░░░░░░░░ have a pretty big ░░░░░░░░ family how did they ░░░░░░░░ this Yeah I got ░░░░░░░░ call from one of ░░░░░░░░ aunts and couldn t ░░░░░░░░ a word in for ░░░░░░░░ minutes She was like ░░░░░░░░ it was just she ░░░░░░░░ t take a breath ░░░░░░░░ m telling you for ░░░░░░░░ minutes Reporter And it ░░░░░░░░ t just his Latino ░░░░░░░░ he had to convince ░░░░░░░░ entire workforce Were you ░░░░░░░░ board automatically or did ░░░░░░░░ take a little convincing ░░░░░░░░ no I wasn t ░░░░░░░░ board automatically When Michael ░░░░░░░░ talking to us about ░░░░░░░░ vision and how we ░░░░░░░░ a certain sense had ░░░░░░░░ responsibility toward bringing a ░░░░░░░░ that was humane humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ thought it made a ░░░░░░░░ lot of sense Our ░░░░░░░░ is that as the ░░░░░░░░ negotiator that president Donald ░░░░░░░░ is once we have ░░░░░░░░ border secured he ll ░░░░░░░░ able to go to ░░░░░░░░ of the people around ░░░░░░░░ great nation and say ░░░░░░░░ s time now to ░░░░░░░░ a comprehensive set of ░░░░░░░░ which will allow people ░░░░░░░░ this country hard working ░░░░░░░░ to become full fledged ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Now Haley what ░░░░░░░░ can tell you about ░░░░░░░░ plans is it is ░░░░░░░░ wall 18 feet to ░░░░░░░░ feet tall This is ░░░░░░░░ 18 feet right here ░░░░░░░░ it is impossible to ░░░░░░░░ without the use of ░░░░░░░░ rope or possibly a ░░░░░░░░ Hallie back to you ░░░░░░░░ Schwartz there at the ░░░░░░░░ S Mexico border Taking ░░░░░░░░ live look at the ░░░░░░░░ there Thank you very ░░░░░░░░