In the law. so it s not exactly the law they want to change at the core. and that would be a process through congress as well. what they want to do is ask congress for morley way and say can t dhs, department of homeland security use their discretion more to send these kids home quicker? because in reality, even though they have to go through this lengthy process, the vast majority of them are just going to be sent home anyways. so you look at it, it seems like a huge waste of time and money. but it does protect some kids. and that was the cause of it in the first place. all right, michelle kosinski, i appreciate it. whether or not you think the administration has the right answer to the problem, it s hard to imagine they have done the best job of explaining things. here is white house spokesman josh earnest yesterday when asked specifically what will happen to all these kids. these children who have been apprehended will go through the immigration court process. and if they are fo
America has a representation in the world. we talk a lot about the laws. of course there has to be administrative process for sending them back and they need to be sent back. but the program, i think the president is good as far as it goes, but it doesn t go far enough. it doesn t deal with the root cause, and that is how much violence there is in these three countries. honduras, guatemala and el salvador are three of the five highest homicide countries in the world. but you look at let me push back. you look at mexico, which has had tremendous drug violence. right. innocents being caught in the crossfire. mexican kids don t get this special treatment. they don t get the special treatment, but we have done a better job with the mexican flow. in fact, i think we almost went to sleep on this question of the borders over the last two years because the numbers coming from mexico went down so much. economic conditions have changed that have been helpful. but on the question of col
Of is facts, what to do about all these kids. tonight as we lay out the new white house plan for dealing with it, we re going to focus on the politics. but we want to focus on helping you see past the problem itself. today the administration asked congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to beef up the border, crack down on immigrant smugglers and counter what officials call a campaign of misinformation by those smugglers who have been promising that central american kids who come here can stay. michelle kosinski joins us. the white house made a ask for more funding and power for the homeland secretary to try to deal with the crisis. this money is as well as republicans are calling a band-aid. it is reactive. but there is some proactive piece to that as well, working with central america. but also really just the crisis as it stands is trying to get these kids through the legal process because of this law that
It s called the william wilberforce trafficking protection law. it requires they receive an opportunity before an immigration judge to determine their future status. it could be anywhere from a year to a little more than a year before the kids actually end up going to immigration court and seeing judge. they can have several hearings throughout their entire immigration court process. so it really just depends on the child and their remedies and if they have representation. reporter: it was intended to prevent child sex trafficking. but the recent flood of migrants has produced unintended consequence. go back! reporter: the obama administration says the law is limiting its ability to deal with the crisis and is asking congress for changes to help expedite the deportation process. the hearings will determine if the children will qualify for humanitarian relief and be allowed to stay. but according to white house officials, most will not. so they will be deported.
Many are caught by border patrol and placed here at detention facilities where they are held, screened and cataloged, but then what? a 2008 law passed with bipartisan support and signed by then president bush, in the final days of his presidency, is complicating the issue. it s called the william wilber force trafficking victims protection reauthorization act. the law prohibits a quick deportation for children from nonbordering countries, and requires they receive an opportunity before an immigration judge to determine their future status. could be anywhere from a year before the kids end up going to immigration court. they could have several hearings throughout their entire immigration court process. so really just depends on the child and their remedies and, you know, what s if they have representation. reporter: it was intended to prevent child sex trafficking, but the recent flood of migrants has produced unintended consequences. the obama administration says the law is limit