Another Hearing and Protest on Border Wall

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Another hearing and protest rally on the border wall took place in the Valley.

Homeland Security put on their second public comment hearing at the Brownsville Events Center. Brownsville's mayor led an anti-wall rally with priests, doctors, lawyers, politicians, and everyday people all came to join Mayor Ahumada's coalition against a border wall.

Ahumada says, time can't be wasted, the government must understand the city doesn't want a wall. He says there are other options. If the feds still go forth with plans to build, Ahumada, says they've got a lawsuit up their sleeves.

The mayor's not alone in this fight. Jay Johnson Castro, whose known as the border ambassador, knows all too well, the affects a wall could bring. Castro takes photos, as he walks along the border, so he can bring better awareness of what they could be seeing here.

Homeland Security says, they want to hear public comments, on what they call the "tactical infrastructure," while local officials are calling it a wall of shame.

Amongst those against a wall being planted in the dirt, a few think it's a good plan. Maria Elena Martines says she knows most people don't share her views, but feels, a wall will stop illegal immigrants.

It's a controversial issue, in which everybody has an opinion.