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When it comes to protecting its portion of the Southwest border, Texas is in a stronger position than its sister states, thanks to the terms of the Texas annexation. That border was the “Wild West” when Texas entered the union in 1845, and thanks to Joe Biden, it increasingly looks like it is again, 177 years later.

United states across places like the yuma gap in arizona. so, thats one thing. and the other -- thing >> thats a big. problem and the other thing is the 1.6 million asylum applications that our system cant handle. >> i think theyre all big problems. i think the backlog is a problem and i think the daily influx is a problem. and i do think fixing the dreamers situation is also a good thing to do. but that also does not address the people that are showing up every single day. so, its a multifacete...

The system? its a seven time increase in asylum cases over 2012. three out of ten of them are children. lets start with yours, the border wall. how does that stop the influx of people that are coming from countries like nicaragua, with abject poverty and crime the? >> well, it doesnt fix the backlog in the system. what it does do, if you go ahead and complete the barriers, like arizona governor, outgoing governor doug ducey try to do, it does stop people from walking across the border. you had p...

What we have to do, and this week were going to do it, budget like our values reflect it. we have the budget for this crisis at the border. we have to make sure we have the resources. the administration asked for 3.5 billion at the border, resources to non-profits, to the people who are coming so we treat them humanely and reflect our american values instead of demonizing them. >> scott. >> every person who comes here is not a legitimate refugee. thats the republican position. the idea that we c...

The well-being of those who perform the thankless task of protecting the country from the deleterious effects of the president’s border policies is more important than the progress being made on the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Facility in north Phoenix.

The amount coming out of northern triangle countries. they fly into mexico airport and from there they take a it cross illegally and walk through the yuma gap. >> steve: graphics that show the number of encounters bisek tore. yuma has 27,000 see at the bottom. thats where you were. that number, we have got another graphic that shows that that was actually up year over year. 401% just in that sector. so, obviously, if its going like that. thats the easy path lane to get into the united states, it...

The "Yuma Gap" is a small corner of the world where Arizona, California, and Mexico intersect. And it has become one of the primary destinations for illegals