Mayor of Brownsville, Texas

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Trump declared a state of emergency on Friday in order to allocate more funds to build a wall on the border between the US and Mexico. Host Marco Werman speaks to Brownsville, Texas, Mayor Tony Martinez, to get his view from his side of the border.

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