Sheriff calls the border wall ‘racist’ while seated next to mom of woman allegedly killed by illegal migrant [Video]

An Arizona sheriff told House lawmakers Wednesday a proposal for a wall on the southern border has a “racist component” to it unless a wall is built on the United States’ border with Canada as well.

Testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security on the border crisis, Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway explained how immigrants have a positive economic effect during an inquiry from Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.

“They actually reduce price inflation. You see help wanted signs all over the United States. If you add productivity to the economy, it makes the economy more productive,” Hathaway said.

Hathaway then addressed calls for a wall on the southern border with Mexico.

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“I hate to use the ‘R’ word, but it’s the 800-pound gorilla in the room,” he said. “There’s a xenophobic …