Trump's threat roils Calexico, where a border closure could spell disaster
CALEXICO, Calif. ââ A giant inflatable baby Trump floated over the crowd of protesters who gathered Friday morning here at the Mexican border, next to the new outlet mall that was supposed to bring salvation to this economically depressed city.
They were mad about President Donald Trump's threat to close the border, but the purpose of the march was to demonstrate unity with Mexicali, Calexico's sister city across the border.
"We are interconnected. We are one community. We are not separated," said Jose Luis Olmedo of Comite Civico del Valle, an Imperial Valley civil rights group.
Trump swooped into town Friday to flog his nonexistent border "emergency" on his way to a Beverly Hills fundraiser. The protesters
