GOP Rep Babin: Mexico ‘Would Be Very Wise to Work with Our President’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KELLY Congressman ░░░░░░░░ s Kevin Kelly and ░░░░░░░░ agree with you on ░░░░░░░░ sunset clause This agreement ░░░░░░░░ over 24 years old ░░░░░░░░ I think the more ░░░░░░░░ thing is we re ░░░░░░░░ with Mexico and we ░░░░░░░░ the president has talked ░░░░░░░░ a border wall a ░░░░░░░░ wall would include infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ with with the Mexican ░░░░░░░░ on that Because it ░░░░░░░░ like a position that ░░░░░░░░ president isn t really ░░░░░░░░ to move right He ░░░░░░░░ going to harp on ░░░░░░░░ border wall until there ░░░░░░░░ movement on that So ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ Mexican government working with ░░░░░░░░ administration BABIN I think ░░░░░░░░ Mexican government will be ░░░░░░░░ wise to work with ░░░░░░░░ president You know let ░░░░░░░░ face it this is ░░░░░░░░ the biggest issue and ░░░░░░░░ reason that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ elected president in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ to stop the immigration ░░░░░░░░ that we ve had ░░░░░░░░ think the number one ░░░░░░░░ we that I have ░░░░░░░░ can tell you as ░░░░░░░░ congressman here in Texas ░░░░░░░░ the safety and security ░░░░░░░░ our of our citizens ░░░░░░░░ and let me tell ░░░░░░░░ something And let me ░░░░░░░░ you something if you ░░░░░░░░ t have secure borders ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ nation And I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ upon Mexico to to ░░░░░░░░ cooperate with our government ░░░░░░░░ with President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ to stop some of ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigration You ve ░░░░░░░░ problems now These are ░░░░░░░░ just people looking for ░░░░░░░░ These are people coming ░░░░░░░░ here human trafficking is ░░░░░░░░ MCDOWELL Let me pardon ░░░░░░░░ the interruption congressman I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you about ░░░░░░░░ because we re talking ░░░░░░░░ ICE and immigration There ░░░░░░░░ more than 150 people ░░░░░░░░ in this massive ICE ░░░░░░░░ in north Texas yesterday ░░░░░░░░ as you were talking ░░░░░░░░ this the president dubbed ░░░░░░░░ on his doubled down ░░░░░░░░ the border war saying ░░░░░░░░ will pay for it ░░░░░░░░ the president and we ░░░░░░░░ get more of your ░░░░░░░░ clip starts TRUMP The ░░░░░░░░ will be paid for ░░░░░░░░ Mexico clip ends MCDOWELL ░░░░░░░░ s foreign minister said ░░░░░░░░ so fast tweeting we ░░░░░░░░ reached a trade understanding ░░░░░░░░ the U S And ░░░░░░░░ for our relationship between ░░░░░░░░ two countries is very ░░░░░░░░ We will never pay ░░░░░░░░ a wall however That ░░░░░░░░ been absolutely clear from ░░░░░░░░ very beginning Where do ░░░░░░░░ stand on things One ░░░░░░░░ that a lot of ░░░░░░░░ had trouble with is ░░░░░░░░ cities the funding for ░░░░░░░░ sanctuary cities Congress controls ░░░░░░░░ power of the purse ░░░░░░░░ nothing was done to ░░░░░░░░ pressure on these liberal ░░░░░░░░ in this country from ░░░░░░░░ sanctuaries for those in ░░░░░░░░ country illegally BABIN I ░░░░░░░░ very disappointed very frustrated ░░░░░░░░ voted for the safe ░░░░░░░░ which was the Goodlatte ░░░░░░░░ bill which I thought ░░░░░░░░ a decent bill It ░░░░░░░░ have had provisions for ░░░░░░░░ wall I think that ░░░░░░░░ eventually will in one ░░░░░░░░ one fashion or another ░░░░░░░░ s going to wind ░░░░░░░░ paying for this wall ░░░░░░░░ I think the last ░░░░░░░░ I had was that ░░░░░░░░ immigration is costing the ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers about 140 billion ░░░░░░░░ 150 billion a year ░░░░░░░░ the cost of this ░░░░░░░░ will certainly pay for ░░░░░░░░ in a very short ░░░░░░░░ of time as Americans ░░░░░░░░ very very weary of ░░░░░░░░ our schools our hospitals ░░░░░░░░ overrun community services and ░░░░░░░░ programs on and on ░░░░░░░░ being taken by illegal ░░░░░░░░ the victims of criminal ░░░░░░░░ I ve talked with ░░░░░░░░ people This is a ░░░░░░░░ situation I think Americans ░░░░░░░░ fed up and they ░░░░░░░░ to have secure borders ░░░░░░░░ I agree with that ░░░░░░░░ s the biggest issue ░░░░░░░░ think we have here ░░░░░░░░ Texas and we ve ░░░░░░░░ to start putting our ░░░░░░░░ first and as I ░░░░░░░░ earlier if you want ░░░░░░░░ sovereign nation you ve ░░░░░░░░ to have secure borders ░░░░░░░░ that s the way ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ be MCDOWELL Congressman BABIN ░░░░░░░░ m hoping we can ░░░░░░░░ this in Congress I ░░░░░░░░ looking forward to new ░░░░░░░░ as we come into ░░░░░░░░ next Congress that will ░░░░░░░░ push the bills like ░░░░░░░░ Goodlatte bill not the ░░░░░░░░ bill that came far ░░░░░░░░