Beto O’Rourke on Border Security: ‘No Wall Is Going to Solve Legitimate Security Concerns’

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MODERATOR: "Representative, this question is about immigration policy. We know your position and passion for the DREAMers and we know that you are adamantly against extending the existing border fence. This question here is specifically about border security. If we don’t need a border wall, can you please look at the people of Texas tonight and tell them what we need?"
O'ROURKE: "I would be happy to. And listen, I don’t know if there is another person who has a greater stake in the issue than I do. Amy and I are raising Ulysses, and Molly, and Henry in El Paso, Texas. One half of the largest binational community on the border, the defining border community. We care about our kids safety. I care about those that I represent it Congress. I care about the safety of every single person in the state of Texas. El Paso, in fact, is one of if not the safest cities in the United States of America. It's because we have world-class law enforcement, police and sheriff deputies, but it's also because we are a city of immigrants. A quarter of those that I represent were born in another country, chose us, came here, and by their very presence made it better. No wall is going to solve legitimate security concerns but smart policy will."