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Religion, or social grouping in their home country. at the with this is that thousands of migrants could be stuck at ports of entry waiting for their claims to be heard and the administration does not have an answer on where they plan to house those people. on top of that, u.s. immigration detention centers are already maxed out. it's not like this new policy means we are starting from square one. over the past five years, the u.s. has seen a 2000% increase in aliens claiming asylum. as of six days ago, more than 200,000 asylum cases were pending. that is a backlog of several months. those del...

In asylum claims. as of six days ago, more than 200,000 asylum cases were pending. that is a backlog of several months. those delays greatly increase the odds that caravan members will try to cross into the u.s. illegally. many illegal immigration activists have already come out opposing the administration's announcement and as soon as the president signs the proclamation, we can expect legal challenges to very quickly follow. >> shannon: yes we can come i trace gallagher thank you very much. for analysis we break in fox news contributor and former chief assistant u.s. attorney andrew mccarthy...

>> but he didn't issue it. >> the asylum laws right now, ten years ago, there was 5,000 asylum cases. this year, we're expecting over 100,000 asylum cases at the southern border. the reality is, we have people, human traffickers who know and tell people, go across, get arrested and claim asylum. what the administration is going to try to do is say, we'll continue to grant asylum if you come through the port of entree -- >> but they're not saying that. they've actually changed the asylum requirements, if you are fleeing gang violence, domestic violence, those are no longer criteria that are val...

But he's not a candidate anymore, he's the president of the united states. and yes, he's in complete campaign mode. we all understand that, because the election is only five days away. but it's a completely different thing when you are on an escalator in trump tower or at a rally frankly, paid for by your campaign and in the roosevelt room. maybe he did have, and our understanding was the goal was to have a policy announcement. it wasn't ready for various reasons. >> so don't do it. >> you've been in that situation one or 25 times. >> he often uses executive orders to draw attention to an issu...

Americans safe. we told you donald trump using executive action to stop the caravan. is that the right news? joining me to debate it is loretto lepore and antoine c wright. thank you for joining us. let's talk about this idea of asylum. we have been discussing this all week. there is already a backlog of 350,000 asylum cases. >> these people are not coming here for political reasons. they are coming here because they are seeking a different quality of life, because they want a different quality of life and that gets lost in the argument not to mention we are a country of immigrants. this is wh...