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Children, whether it be from central america or anybody else, to come into our country with all the strains and pressures that is put on our capabilities. its not acceptable. every nation has the requirement to secure its borders. our borders are not secure, no matter what they say. >> reporter: the presidents plan does include a significant chunk, about $1.5 billion for border security and enforcement. and the administration has said, look, this really isnt even a border security issue at this ...

Texas congressional delegation to pass this nearly $4 million mesh tower hes proposing to address the crisis. first, what do you think about the proposal? and second, are you prepared or at least encourage the members of the texas delegation to vote for it? >> i appreciate the time the president gave me. i think it was important for him to take time and listen to what is going on on the border. i do think he should go to the border himself and take a look, just like some of these democrat collea...

Speech as peace for israel. the government is promised tons of trillions in benefits it cannot pay for, meaning beneficiaries get taxes meant for the young. well tell a story meant only for this hour. americas news headquarters live from the nations capitol starts now. >> it is a very large amount of money, and as you analyze it, very little of it is for border security. and i think until he gets realistic about the problem and how you deal with the problem, and it is a border security issue. >>...

Welcome back, everybody. well, the view from the border agents fighting the immigration battle on the ground is far different than the view in d.c. border agent hector garza says drug cartels are fuelling the crisis and so much needed to deal with the young chirp there on their own they dont have the manpower to handle it. joining us now from texas, hector garza. thank you so much for joining us today. i know that you and your colleagues have been working very hard to deal with this crisis. talk...

Talk to white house officials this morning, they said he will make a mention of it, but we shouldnt expect anything new or major in terms of a border crisis or immigration, joy. >> thank you very much, chris. really one quick question for you as well in talking to white house officials. are they hopeful there will be movement on the $3.7 billion supplemental as you said, they have asked governor rick perry and other texas officials to put pressure on their members of congress. does the white hou...

64 million for judges and attorneys. and 300 million to help reintegrate in their own country and immediate campaign to stem the flow. to tell them not to come. realistically what are the chances something like this can pass congress? >> keep in mind a bill and a half of it does hit on border security, things like surveillance flights. so that seems to be answering that piece the republicans have been calling for. border security is what we need. the question, youre right, is this going to pass?...

Happen, at least until the border security issue is dealt with. the obama administration says its violence in places like honduras, el salvador and guatemala that are driving these kids to the united states. murder rates there are among the highest in the world. the children are leaving their families and m coming by themselves, including a large number of pre-teen girls, to look for relatives already in the united states. once they arrive, the law says that the kids are turned over to health an...

Through the shutdown. we continue to come out and press members of congress to really get behind an immigration reform bill that really honors the dignity of our people, and that means that it would have to include a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million. >> okay, but heres the problem. im sorry to cut you off, but heres the problem. that argument, which i find very persuasive, why is that going to be persuasive to members of the house republican caucus who are looking at the same political ...

Premised on is the notion that there is a path to legalization and then there is a final at the end of the day solution for the border security issue, that we are able to secure the border. and this bill does, in fact, make great progress in the securing of the border. >> reverend al, your comments. >> i think that we can have different opinions. we cant have different facts. i think clearly it reduces the deficit, this bill. i think that clearly it creates jobs. and i think that it is very cons...

Premised on is the notion that there is a path to legalization and then there is a final at the end of the day solution for the border security issue, that we are able to secure the border. and this bill does, in fact, make great progress in the securing of the border. >> reverend al, your comments. >> i think that we can have different opinions. we cant have different facts. i think clearly it reduces the deficit, this bill. i think that clearly it creates jobs. and i think that it is very cons...