Specifically from ethiopia and somalia. We have seen a spike in that the last couple of years. They have been arriving in san diego. It was a Large Population of somalis there. They arrive at the port of entry , laming fear to return to their country or to mexico. We are also seeing an increase of [indiscernible] reporter when they claim fear from those countries commode happens . They get processed for expedited removal. Reporter is that the same policy for mexican citizens . Yes. It is the same procedure, regardless of what country youre coming from. Either to yourd country or to mexico to be processed. [indiscernible] reporter unless you are a minor or unless you are from cuba. Yes. If you are from cuba, you arrive at the port of entry and you are processed for the cuban [indiscernible] reporter and that allows him to be detained in the United States. There is no detention. Host that was during our recent visit to the border town of laredo, texas, talking to u. S. Customs and Border Protection. We are back there live this morning to talk to folks about what it is like in the border towns. On immigration this morning. Tomorrow, we will be talking about trade. We are kicking off the conversation with all of you. Maria, an immigrant in pennsylvania, where did you come from . The philippines. States ise united stronger because of legal immigrants. Most immigrants are hardworking people. They come here to the United States to work because there is opportunity here. So the United States really is a wonderful place for immigrants. The line that you see cross mexico into the United States is the same line come a long line in the philippines. At the american embassy. Because Everyone Wants to come to the United States. Host why do you think that is . Caller because the United States is really known to it is a rich country. You have a lot of opportunities here. I think the United States will be stronger if we have legal immigrants. Have acourse, if you large group of people, you cant avoid having a small amount of , you know, not good people. Criminals,e who are people who will rob or kill other people. So the United States has to be very you should screen people who are coming in. Host what about what you just heard from u. S. Customs and Border Protection, that they are notng a rise in people from just mexico, but all over the world who are coming to the border, claiming fear that there is violence in their country and they want to get out and they want to come to the United States . Or if you are from mexico Central America or one of these african countries, you are detained and sent back. But if you are from cuba, where relations are fine under this administration, then under the cuban adjustment act, you get in the line. You get to start the process of becoming a u. S. Citizen so that law, youa cold war era are not sent back to a communist country. What do you think about the distinction . Caller i think the United States it depends on what country you come from. It depends on what is the news today. Maybe even people from the middle east would have more preference then pop that probably people for mexico, because they are try to help them avoid the war that is going on in the middle east. Maria, they have seen syrians also coming to the border right there in southern texas. Here is a headline recently from Houston Chronicle. They have seen and uptake of the number of cubans coming in at bridge 1, where we are this morning coming to you. Cuban nationals coming to the port of entry right there. And showing that they are cuban nationals and starting the process to become a u. S. Citizen. New york, stronger or weaker . Caller it makes it stronger of the country is growing. At this point, the country isnt growing. There are too many Illegal Immigrants putting a drain on the country. Controle, they should the amount of people they let in the country so the legal igrants could have a good a good life, which they dont have right now because there are too many Illegal Immigrants putting a strain on the Monetary System right now. Host ok. Caller because we have to provide health they have they are not really paying taxes. I mean, you are losing a lot of money on these people. Ost ok ray in raleigh, north carolina, what do you think this morning . Caller im totally against illegal immigration. As an africanamerican in this country, im so tired that they always talk about when its time of theitics the plight African American male and female in america. But you it is against all these people are people from different countries. Everybody says they do jobs we dont want to do. I could be in the yard on my knees digging and they will put a flyer in the mailbox right in front of me. That is very insulting. You have to look at this also. When we bring people from other here or just to make money as africanamericans, we are separated from everybody. They do not hire us. We bring people from syria and all these countries, giving them jobs, but africanamericans, they dont hire us. Host ok. Ray, listen to what the mayor had to say, what he told us back in april about the undocumented population right there in laredo, texas. [video clip] with 30 of 40 of people who actually live here laredo, texas undocumented. Re 30,000 to 40,000, possibly more have settled here in laredo texas. They are pretty much a part of our communities now. And have born children there is a mixture of parents, grandparents and children and that sort of thing. And they got families here in the u. S. Not in laredo in particular, but other parts as well. We are alive this mine from loretta, texas, getting your thoughts on whether immigration makes the u. S. Stronger or weaker and coming up, we will begin with our guests from this location. We are going to talk with a local reporter from Breitbart Texas. We will talk with an Immigration Lawyer. We will talk with a mexican corresponded about what is happening right there on the border with mexico. What separates this town from its sister town of label a radio nuevo laredo is the rio grande. Host what do you think . Caller i think it stronger. Unfortunately, they use undocumented migrants as scapegoats. It is really the corporations that make all the money. It is the corporations that have not giving a wage have not given a wage increase in the last 30 years. They have run to other countries, third world countries for environmental protection, so they can get away from it get away with it. It is the corporations from wall fleeced american people, the middle class, just all from them. Unfortunately, the undocumented are the scapegoats. They are the least capable of doing anything to anyone. And they are here to make a buck like anyone else. That is the american spirit, to go out there and make a buck. And they work hard. And people say, well, theyre taking my job. Well, thats ridiculous. It is the cheaper person that is always good to get the job because that is the american spirit. Whos going to be cheaper and how are we going to get that cheaper labor . So anytime there is a crisis in america, they blame the undocumented because that is the easiest scapegoat. But the corporations are the ones who are getting all this money. And there is no restraint of any kind. There is no capping, no regulation. As a matter of fact, republicans, like donald trump, they will deregulate. And a free market, which is greed, will go and take what you can from everybody and fleeced them. And that is Donald Trumps candidacy. Host ok. But Houston Chronicle had a story. Texas once welcome, even recruited immigrants. Chronicle reports that come in 1869, the Texas Constitution included a provision for a special agency with the purpose of promoting and protecting immigration into the state. Host lets go to bob in nebraska. Weaker . Ion, stronger or caller i think it is stronger. By the way, thank you for being in laredo. Beautiful. Know, you knowo it has brought a ton of. Rowth to texas a lot of republicans in texas dont want to deal with it, but its very factual. Plantse trying to build here in nebraska, but they cant build plants are some things because local communities dont want immigrants in these communities. Cutting down huge amounts of investment because of it. So thank you, cspan. Show me more pictures of laredo. All right, bob, will do. Cnbc had another story about what you are talking about, bob. The mcallen, texas region is a , roughlyce to start 81000 and growing. The factories and enjoyed and produce export goods, a legacy of the north American Free trade agreement. We talked to local Environmental Groups about that in april. I first came to laredo 35 years ago, the reports on a daily basis were, well, the Water Quality is really, really bad. It is not only the results of things happening in mexico, but things happening in the United States. I was sister city across the river was putting in somewhere on the order of 25 million gallons of raw sewage a day into the river. Today, still about 6 million gallons of raw sewage coming in from nuevo laredo. Some of that is coming in from a different point than it was 20 years ago. Development has taken place on the new mexican side of the river toward the world bridge. Why dont you fix it . Everybody knows the answer it is money. We dont have the funds to fix it. That Environmental Group talking about the impact of trade and the factories that have gone over to the mexican side, the Environmental Impact of that. Liverow, we continue to be from laredo texas at the world trade bridge in laredo. Will talk about the 60008 thousand commercial trucks that cross over the border right in this border town. 60008000 commercial trucks. Gary in sour lake. Caller sour lake is 90 miles filesf houston, about 40 west of the louisiana border. In the piney woods of southeast texas. We see a lot of immigrants here. The problem we are having is it is going to weaken our country eventually due to the fact if you think back when the slaves were brought in from africa, the chinese were brought in to build railroads, a lot of those people were mass murdered. Strictly for wages, so they could weaken the middle class that is already here. Those people cannot do anything, they could not defend themselves, they had no rights. Arizona, new mexico and , you had republican governors for decades and have never done anything about it. They whine the most and do the least. Host steve in chesapeake, virginia. An immigrant. Tell us your story. 1982 as acame here in legal immigrant. Immigration in germany. I met my wife who was here on a student visa. , wenterstayed her visa back to her country and had to for an immigrant visa. I think immigration makes this country stronger. This country needs to be able to limitl its borders and , go afterimmigration the employers, hit them with theirfines and revoked licenses and permits and they will be able to control immigration. The big corporations want cheap labor, semislave labor. Host margaret in texas. Morning caller good morning. Im 60 miles northwest of san antonio. To robert who spoke very eloquently about the virtues of immigrants and the fellow from nebraska im 88 years old. I taught history. Im a retired professor now. , the country has prospered from waves of immigration. People need to realize that we live in a different world now. The economy in the last 50 years has trained changed dramatically. Instead of blaming the immigrants for a lack of jobs, people need to look at the changes in the economy and what they need to do and their children need to do to prosper. Something robert did not mention they are building a wall between us and mexico, theres lots of small ranches in mexico on the border come on the rio grande. For generations, they have had relationships and relied upon people from mexico coming over for the roundups, for all kinds of things, working on their ranches. People to move from other places to go there and work, it is seasonal. These families have had wonderful relations for generations. The wall cuts that off. The wall cuts off the migration of animals. Wes bothers me a great deal, cut off the pathway through for so many mammals. Birds are ok, but the mammals are not. There cooperate all the time. Situation. Win people should also think about the growth of the population in the world. People are on the move. Host we which are you with the mayor had what the mayor had to say about the building of this wall. Coming up, we will talk to Brandon Darby, managing director and editor for Breitbart Texas. To talk about the legal and illegal immigration along the border. Later, we will talk to a local Immigration Lawyer about what the law says on citizenship and deportation. But first, during our visit in april, we spoke with the mayor and asked him about Donald Trumps proposal to build a wall along the u. S. Mexican border and what impact that would have on his community. [video clip] horrible. We could not accept the wall. Just looking at this matter from a mayor standpoint, it is devastating. It would do away with laredo, texas. We are the number one land force in the western hemisphere. Ways ofother dealing with the situation. A wall would be heavily intrusive and offensive to the people who do business with mexico. Granted, the immigration issue is huge and has to be dealt mexicout instead of in the next few years is going to be a very strong economic power. If we had a government as unstable as other governments in the middle east, you would see the Mass Movement of people. They are our neighbor. We have to deal with them and be patient. Things will work out. Host it would do away with laredo . Overcoming us. Oh, yes. The border area as a region, theres over 6 million jobs created by border trade and commerce. If we put a wall and get tougher with mexico, more jobs will go to the u. S. , that remains to be seen. ,t would be too dramatic hurting trade and commerce, especially in the border area. I know for a fact that it would hurt us tremendously. Back in april was able to visit the border town of laredo, texas. U. S. Customs and Border Protection took us up in one of the helicopters they used to patrol the border. Bridge oneen is where mexican and american commuters go back and forth every day on an hourly basis. We are live from that location. Brandon darby is joining us. Cross ateople need to the border right there legally everyday . Guest one thing that is very interesting, 40 seconds before i toe on, we are standing next the cbp line where people come in legally and have their documents checked and three men ran andhe turnstile and those guys are now gone. Whether they were carrying drugs for the cartel which is headquartered immediately behind us in the city of nuevo laredo or not, we dont know. Three men just jumped the turnstile and ran. Assume there are legal avenues for people from mexico to come into the u. S. Though there are legal avenues, they are very difficult for the actual workers to get legal permission to come into the u. S. The people who are able to come are those able to show they have wealth and resources and they will not stay. Coming for the day to shop or work. Worker,age agricultural it is difficult for them to come in legally. Host why is that . Is the crux of the problem. It goes back into the 1930s and 1940s, really. We have a system that encourages people to come here illegally. Oftentimes left of Center People helpinge they are people from mexico or Central America by allowing our system to exist as it exists and a lot of right of Center People, the funders of different republican are builders who have Business Models based upon the exploitation of foreign labor. They dont want to pay were have the same Worker Protections extended to folks. We end up encouraging a system that when people talk about as if it the border is this one monolithic thing or entity, it is not. There are different criminal groups who control different sections of the usmexico border. And control different sections of mexico. The first three sections of sector,he rio grande the laredo sector and the del rio sector, those are controlled by two groups that are the most brutal. Past that come of the groups are not as brutal to average people as these two groups are. These two groups routinely make more money from illegal immigration than they do from narcotics. Our system fuels that. People think they are helping the people from mexico by allowing people to come across a list of the, but they are not. Illicitly, but they are not. Host talk more about this immigration that is fueled by our policy and the cartels making money off of this. How is this illegal crossing happening . And is itt happening mostly mexican citizens . Depends on which specific location and it changes routinely. Have ishe problems we that customs and Border Protection, the management of customs and Border Protection are politically appointed and tend to not be as forthcoming with the public as they should be. Here in laredo, when Breitbart Texas comes to the border and we bring politicians to the border, we do so unannounced. Came tor, jorge ramos the border and he announced two weeks ahead of time. We came the weekend before and we filmed the entire area south of us. We filled the entire area where the leaders always take the media. There were no lights, no physical