What a Border Sheriff Thinks About the Wall

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🗓️ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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A majority of Americans oppose the construction of a border wall. President Trump’s insistence on building it has led to a bitter political impasse and a government shutdown. We spoke with a sheriff on the border who supports the president’s efforts. Guest: Mark Napier, the sheriff of Pima County, Ariz. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:02.0	This is the deal.
0:10.0	Today, a majority of Americans oppose building a border wall,
0:15.0	but the White House continues to double down on it,
0:19.0	and the government remains closed over.
0:22.0	A conversation with a sheriff on the border
0:25.0	who supports the president's efforts.
0:28.0	It's Friday, January 11th.
0:38.0	Hello, this is Sheriff Napier.
0:40.0	Hey, Sheriff, it's Michael Barbaro from The Times. How have you been?
0:43.0	Well, Michael, I'm fine. How are you today?
0:45.0	Good, good, good.
0:46.0	I know it's been a while since we spoke, and we are again grateful for your time.
0:50.0	Thank you.
0:51.0	So to catch our listeners up,
0:53.0	remind us about the county where you are Sheriff,
0:57.0	and its relationship to the southern border.
0:59.0	Sure. I'm in Pima County, Arizona. I'm the sheriff of that county.
1:03.0	We have 125 mile linear exposure to the international border,
1:08.0	which is the largest of any one of the 31 border counties joining the US
1:12.0	Mexico International border.
1:14.0	So you have a very up close view of the situation there.
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