BORDER BATTLE

RUSH TRANSCRIPT President Trump ░░░░░░░░ renewing calls for a ░░░░░░░░ wall after Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ died on the job ░░░░░░░░ Martinez was killed while ░░░░░░░░ in Texas border partner ░░░░░░░░ injured Here is how ░░░░░░░░ responded to the incident ░░░░░░░░ lost a Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ just yesterday and another ░░░░░░░░ was brutally beaten and ░░░░░░░░ badly hurt looks like ░░░░░░░░ ll make it but ░░░░░░░░ badly hurt And we ░░░░░░░░ about the wall we ░░░░░░░░ going to have the ░░░░░░░░ it s part of ░░░░░░░░ we are doing We ░░░░░░░░ it Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ former Trump Hispanic advisory ░░░░░░░░ and Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ Cortez immigration attorney Francisco ░░░░░░░░ Hi Steve hey the ░░░░░░░░ still not built That ░░░░░░░░ have been had something ░░░░░░░░ do with preventing this ░░░░░░░░ would you agree Sure ░░░░░░░░ Prototypes have been built ░░░░░░░░ the good news is ░░░░░░░░ is a terrible story ░░░░░░░░ good news is illegal ░░░░░░░░ are plunged under President ░░░░░░░░ we have made great ░░░░░░░░ We need to go ░░░░░░░░ further because the border ░░░░░░░░ even on the United ░░░░░░░░ side is a lawless ░░░░░░░░ territory anyone who lives ░░░░░░░░ and works there will ░░░░░░░░ you that and what ░░░░░░░░ tragedy to lose agent ░░░░░░░░ who leaves behind a ░░░░░░░░ and son just another ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ the border and that ░░░░░░░░ a wall Francisco what ░░░░░░░░ you say to the ░░░░░░░░ of this fallen Border ░░░░░░░░ agent Well I would ░░░░░░░░ to the family that ░░░░░░░░ am embarrassed that our ░░░░░░░░ would use this tragedy ░░░░░░░░ a political opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ ahead and and Trump ░░░░░░░░ a wall that we ░░░░░░░░ can t be built ░░░░░░░░ you know what Why ░░░░░░░░ t the wall be ░░░░░░░░ Because we tried in ░░░░░░░░ But you know what ░░░░░░░░ you think it ll ░░░░░░░░ the problem let s ░░░░░░░░ it Legalize 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ to do it Building ░░░░░░░░ long border wall across ░░░░░░░░ southern border would create ░░░░░░░░ of thousands if not ░░░░░░░░ of jobs for Americans ░░░░░░░░ sure you know maybe ░░░░░░░░ would solve the immigration ░░░░░░░░ Sure Steve go ahead ░░░░░░░░ idea the idea that ░░░░░░░░ the greatest super power ░░░░░░░░ all of human history ░░░░░░░░ idea that we can ░░░░░░░░ secure our border or ░░░░░░░░ of building a wall ░░░░░░░░ think that just madness ░░░░░░░░ what I point out ░░░░░░░░ very often the case ░░░░░░░░ often hispanics are the ░░░░░░░░ of stupid liberal policies ░░░░░░░░ sanctuary cities and porous ░░░░░░░░ and in this case ░░░░░░░░ is exactly what happened ░░░░░░░░ are the victims I ░░░░░░░░ with that No such ░░░░░░░░ as sanctuary city After ░░░░░░░░ we Francisco let me ░░░░░░░░ you Steve was right ░░░░░░░░ border crossings down 50 ░░░░░░░░ President Trump Still about ░░░░░░░░ 000 illegal immigrants cross ░░░░░░░░ Mexico to the United ░░░░░░░░ so far this year ░░░░░░░░ isn t that too ░░░░░░░░ It s way too ░░░░░░░░ the problem we have ░░░░░░░░ a market for the ░░░░░░░░ now to be in ░░░░░░░░ human trafficking business Now ░░░░░░░░ provide everybody we deport ░░░░░░░░ they are charging 6 ░░░░░░░░ per trip back It ░░░░░░░░ t stopped it It ░░░░░░░░ just turned over to ░░░░░░░░ new criminal element in ░░░░░░░░ last 17 years Maybe ░░░░░░░░ s a market for ░░░░░░░░ narcotics in the United ░░░░░░░░ but still allowed to ░░░░░░░░ something about that isn ░░░░░░░░ that right Steve Those ░░░░░░░░ two issues Hold on ░░░░░░░░ Steve respond This is ░░░░░░░░ foundational promise of President ░░░░░░░░ When I campaigned for ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ got quite the response ░░░░░░░░ build the wall did ░░░░░░░░ makes economic sense for ░░░░░░░░ country I think one ░░░░░░░░ wages have been depressed ░░░░░░░░ have allowed a flood ░░░░░░░░ illegal immigrants that compete ░░░░░░░░ legal Americans many of ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic Americans for safety ░░░░░░░░ national security we simply ░░░░░░░░ have the porous dangerous ░░░░░░░░ We will build that ░░░░░░░░ and make prosperous safer ░░░░░░░░ and people like agent ░░░░░░░░ won t have to ░░░░░░░░ their lives Well you ░░░░░░░░ taking advantage Don t ░░░░░░░░ think a wall would ░░░░░░░░ the amount of illegal ░░░░░░░░ assaults on the patrol ░░░░░░░░ Now How do you ░░░░░░░░ We are going to ░░░░░░░░ deeper tunnels and taller ░░░░░░░░ As long as we ░░░░░░░░ hiring them we are ░░░░░░░░ them It s our ░░░░░░░░ you know what it ░░░░░░░░ Mexico s fault too ░░░░░░░░ of corruption and bad ░░░░░░░░ they are forcing people ░░░░░░░░ leave yes that s ░░░░░░░░ Prototypes 18 feet to ░░░░░░░░ feet I don t ░░░░░░░░ a ladder will be ░░░░░░░░ enough Give it a ░░░░░░░░ Must pass a basic ░░░░░░░░ test b