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Enforcement. what would happen if we did that? speak of the border is a dangerous place, people are coming through all the world mexico. you would have a much different situation in these big border cities. if the border patrol wasnt there. the state, federal, local law enforcement wasnt there. >> tucker: there been a debate over the degree of how much they help control the border. you heard a call to stop all u.s. cooperation with the on border issues. if that happened, what would have reporter...

And him to 2 months later his killer is still on the loose. the of witnesses and agent beaten within an inch of his life and doesnt remember what happened. grip jenkins went to the southern border to do some digging which he joins us from el paso, texas with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. two months ago today martinez lost his life. we are in el paso in one of the most dangerous border cities in mexico, 120 miles southeast of here we traveled with natio...

Of cities and states believe that sheltering illegal immigrants have committed crimes is not an effective way to protect your community. they point to families who have recently lost loved ones at the hands of illegal immigrants, which is why border cities like miami and san diego boast about working hand in hand with i.c.e. and the boarding my jeff sessions is also leading to second thoughts, for example, providence, rho has called us of a sanctuary city bus as it is abiding by federal law and ...

In arizona. there is a different perspective in border states. >> new york being one of them with canada. >> the four states i said are the combined almost 60.9% of arrests. ive always found it arrogant when people outside of border cities pontificate on what you should do with border arrests. >> all of those arrests took place under barack obama, he deported more people than all of the presidents in the 20th century combined. >> it wasnt publicized much. >> right. >> and the key, if you do want...

And recognizes the utility of border security. if we look at what theyre doing along their border with guatemala, theyre largely stemming the flow of unlawful migration from central america and theyre doing a great job at that. >> on the other hand, there are sections of the border where gadi has been, where other of our correspondents have been, where there really -- people that live there say we dont really need a wall. theres not much illegal immigration coming over. its lower than in years. ...

>> joining me now by phone, political reporter and iowa aficionado tom beaumont. nice to have you. >> thank you, kate. >> lets talk about your take on iowa first. okay? a lot of questions about trumps ground game there, whether the supporters really turn out, whether the people that say they like him will show up and caucus. how do you characterize trumps iowa operation? >> it is hard to tell. he has people running the campaign with experience running statewide campaigns. his iowa director chuck...

Carefully guarded gates has a profound effect on almost every small business here. >> border cities are right in the middle of this huge amount of international trade. >> the borders are dynamic places to do business. >> but as we discovered, not every business is affected in the same way. >> our industry happens to be doing great. we have a good future. >> the retail, its not doing very good. >> how much product do you move through here a week? >> we move an average of 15 to 20 truckloads throu...

What the president is doing are looking for an alternative. and trump has presented it for better or worse. wed like something better but hes the alternative for now. >> raul, youre shaking your head. do you want to respond? >> first of all, i respectfully disagree that that very tragic shooting in san francisco did not receive media coverage. the fact is what donald trump is doing, hes distorting once again what is happening at the border. as he mentioned, undocumented immigration is down. our ...

Race when its not. >> the president talks less about this than eric holder. he says he benefits, he wins as many votes because of his race, as he loses. >> this discussion about race should not be just about the president. you know what what i often wonder and especially in his last few days, what if those kids coming from the border were blonde and blue eyed and spoke english? would there be such a virulent attack on them in those border cities? >> i very much think, i think if those were afric...

Agents tell us, fencing in arizonas border cities simply pushed illegal immigrant traffic farther out where its harder to stop. >> in certain eastbound sections of that sector we really still have a troublesome situation. a lot more people getting through than we thought. >> reporter: what is a secure border? how is it measured and is the dhs required to meet certain car gets before approving an immigration bill or does congress approve the bill and then establish targets in the coming years. je...