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This came after title 42, that covid immigration policy expired. some were expecting a surge -- many people were expecting a surge of migrants over the weekend. here is president biden on sunday. >> how do you think things are going at the border, sir? >> much better than you all expected. >> in fact, homeland security director alejandro mayorkas says border cross sogings so far hav been cut in half compared to earlier in the week. >> the numbers that we have experienced over the past two days a...

Southern border. there is sa lawful, safe and orderly way to arrive in the united states that is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way. and then theres a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. >> border city officials say new asylum rules are partly why the numbers are down. but the mayor of laredo, texas, says he is still concerned. >> we havent had a great amount of transfers. about 700 yesterday. were still at high alert because brownsv...

>> we have communicated very clearly a vitally important message to the individuals who are thinking of arriving at our southern border. there is a lawful, safe and orderly way to arrive in the united states that is through the pathways that president biden has expanded in an unprecedented way and then there is a consequence if one does not use those lawful pathways. >> reporter: now, the administration has faced political criticism from democrats and republicans who have said that theyve been i...

That with the lowest birth rate since the -- census tract this issue, if we dont want to become japan and the stagnation, if you want to compete against china, we have to recognize that theres a benefit that the people will literally risk their lives to succumb to our country. so creating orderly pathways, legal pathways allows for most people to come that route rather than the southern border. but also recognize that there are asylum seekers who are exercising the legal right, who are risking t...

To keep things like medicare and social security afloat. it is also important to understand that the salem asylum can only be exercise when they come to the u. s. . so when we are talking about the southern border, yes it is great to create other legal pathways but we have an obligation by the u. s. and international law to make sure that they have a way to access and to have their day in court. >> on the gop side we are seeing states like texas use aggressive tactics in arresting migrants on th...

Pathways but we have an obligation by the u.s. and international law to make sure that they have a way to access and to have their day in court. >> on the gop side we are seeing states like texas use aggressive tactics in arresting migrants on the florida-appointed judge temporarily blocking president bidens border policy that would released migrants on parole. what do you make of the contrast between how the two parties are reacting to these developments? >> i think that it is reflective of the...

Decided to weaponize the issue and the other party has perhaps not been as full footed in their defense of immigration as both the right thing and the smart thing to do for our country. governor desantis just this week signed one of the most restricted immigration bills to date and it would make it a felony to bring someone into the state and it orders hospitals to collect immigration status and it allocates an additional $12 million for the transport of migrants to other states. so when we saw ...

That is where there is an opportunity for the administration to say, well, the slow burning prices here -- crisis here, is that it is a trumpist issue. if we dont want them to come, if we want to compete against china, we need to recognize there is a benefit, the people will literally risk their lives to still come to our country. so, creating orderly pathways, legal pathways, this allows for more people to come that route rather than the southern border, but also to recognize there are asylum s...

Isnt important to understand just ten years ago, we actually had 68 votes for comprehensive immigration reform, so when we hear these discussions that reforms futile, i think it ignores a recent reality that we have had politically in the past. i think that part of it is going to require us to open up more legal pathways for family reunification for refugee resettlement. for economic the says, because those are pathways that weve always allowed immigrants into this country and frankly, especiall...

Were looking at -- it doesnt require necessarily for your education. that we can also have pathways to developing new professions. think about cybersecurity. think about electric vehicle charging stations. think about everything that is in the bio economy or medical devices. think about that vance manufacturing. this is all a very important combination of how we are investing. across the board. with the different types of bipartisan infrastructure law. the chips and science act which as you know...