Border security not a national emergency
By Luis Montoya - January 6, 2019
EDINBURG, RGV ...
Trump said Friday he could command the building of a border wall without the approval of Congress by declaring border security a national emergency. Trump wants Congress to approve $5.6 billion for a border wall.
Ramiro Garza, a former city manager for Edinburg and congressional candidate now has his own consultancy business.
“A National Emergency on the Southern border?! No, Mr. President. There is no national emergency. Instead, your political rhetoric is negatively impacting our efforts in attracting new investment and jobs to our area” ...
In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar ... said a border wall is a 14th Century solution ...
https://riograndeguardian.com/garza-border-security-is-not-a-national-emergency/