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>> heres the challenge with looking at it through that lens. we have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on border enforcement. my community has a wall. its had a wall for a decade. my community has been safe for two decades. communities all along the u.s./mexico border are safer than most communities in the interior of the country. this isnt about border security. we have more agents than ever before, more walls than ever before, more drones, you name it, weve got it on the border. this is ab...

Asylum that is causing this crisis. so i agree that congress needs to act and if they do, they can fix this crisis. >> melissa: earlier democratic congresswoman veronica escobar had this to say. >> this isnt about border security. we have more agents than ever before, more walls than ever before, more drones. you name it, we have got it on the border. this is about how we are treating asylum seekers who are arriving at our front door. we are treating them as a national security threat. >> meliss...

Bill: we will see who steps in if anybody does. in washington. martha: today at white house debate over immigration with feet up to be sure. some lawmakers raising a red flag thing isnt about border security, it is an issue of national security for them. bill: the first step on the launchpad right now, the first step in sending human beings on a mission to mars.

Wants to see more planes going to central america to get these kids out. and the white house is saying we have to go through the process, in part because of the 2008 law, and find out if they deserve asylum or should be deported. the likelihood is the vast majority are not going to get asylum. >> many people say if you send people home that will send a strong message it isnt open anymore. did they believe that, too? or not? >> i think they are inside the white house and they dont believe this is...

I think youre putting the words of conspiracy in my mouth which i didnt say. >> you did say the word, i hate to be con spear toirl. >> and i hate to be conspiratorial. i didnt say i was. >> im not. im just peddling conspiracies. whats going on here? >> thats a good one. as joy pointed out, rick perry unsuccessfully ran for president. his most famous contribution would be when he said "oops" on the national stage during a national debate. hes been practicing the politics of oops. a week ago he eq...