Border Patrol Wives Invite Nancy Pelosi to Visit Southern Border in Texas

Border Patrol Wives Invite Nancy Pelosi to Visit Southern Border in Texas
A construction crew installs new sections of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier replacing smaller fences as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 11, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Several wives of border patrol agents have invited House leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to visit the southern border so that she can see first-hand why a wall is necessary between the United States and Mexico.

In a letter posted to Facebook, Jill Demanski invited Pelosi to visit McAllen, a border town in Texas, a day before President Donald Trump signed a bill to temporarily end the partial government shutdown. The federal government has three weeks until Feb. 15, for them to negotiate long-term funding for border security.