Hurd, the sole border Republican in the House, makes no secret of his opposition to Trump's $5.7 billion demand. After narrowly winning reelection in November, Hurd was one of seven Republicans who sided with House Democrats last week to reopen shuttered parts of the government without a deal on the wall.
"Everyone tries to act like this is some scary drug cartel movie back in the day," Hurd
told CNN on Tuesday. "The reality is that there are people sneaking into the country, we can stop that if we have smart solutions, and that's ultimately going to be relying on technology."