BY: Jack Heretik July 18, 2017 2:29 pm <\/p>\n
Democratic Rep.Jos Serrano (N.Y.) on Tuesday spoke out against President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing that a Statue of Liberty should be built there instead. <\/p>\n
Serrano made the comment at a Homeland Security markup hearing, where he spoke out against the border wall,NTK Network reports. <\/p>\n
\"This country should never build a wall to keep people out,\" Serrano said. \"Should it deal with an immigration issue? Yes, but never, ever, ever build a wall.\" <\/p>\n
\"On the contrary, build another Statue of Liberty on the southern border,\" Serrano said. \"That's our message to the world, that statute, not the wall.\" <\/p>\n
The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in New York City served as a symbol for immigrants, primarily from Europe, coming to the United States; it was one of the first images of America they would see as ships sailed in. <\/p>\n
Serrano also spoke against the cost of the proposed wall and said that it would lead to divisions in the U.S. <\/p>\n
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