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at at the urging of donald trump, who wants to run on the issue. under today's new executive action, when migrant apprehensions average 2,500 a day over the course of a week, the asylum process for people crossing illegally would automatically shut down. they would no longer be allowed to stay in the united states while their claims are being processed. >> doing nothing is not an option. we have to act. we must act consistent with both our law and our values, our values as americans. >> reporter: the restrictions would only be lifted when apprehensions drop to 1,500 a day or less for two weeks. we haven't seen numbers that low in years. the president says there would be limited exceptions for unaccompanied children and victims of human trafficking. and he insists his position on immigration is far different than donald trump. >> i will never demonize immigrants. i will never refer to immigrants as to poisoning the blood of a country. and further, i'll never separate children from their families at the border. >> reporter: today, trump says biden is only doing this because he's desperate. >> crooked joe biden is pretending to finally do