Sen. Cruz visits Texas/Mexico border, meets with DPS officers

MISSION, Texas (KXAN) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, visited the border with Mexico Saturday.
While there, he met with Texas Department of Public Safety officers and rode along with them in a helicopter and a boat along the Rio Grande River.
He also spoke with some Border Patrol agents who told him building a wall will help fight crime.
“I asked last night as we were on the night patrol: ‘OK, there are 20 miles of wall in the McAllen Area, is this effective? Is this a good idea