As Trump’s border plans take shape, critics call for virtual wall

10/17/2017 Dallas News

border usa mexicoLAREDO — Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar works in the shadow of the roaring Rio Grande.

He stands on the banks, looking out at a park where residents play baseball and basketball or picnic with friends and family. With Nuevo Laredo sitting just across the river, Cuellar has a message for President Donald Trump about one of his campaign promises:

“With all due respect, President Trump, but your wall ain’t gonna work here,” said Cuellar,  who has  worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety tracking down drug smugglers for more than two decades. He’s been sheriff for the past nine years.

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