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There's a lot of talk about what's happening on the border in a different state, california, that so-called migrant caravan. assume you've been following the news. we're now told that 28 migrants from that caravan have been admitted to the u.s. for asylum processing. i want to ask you on this. do you think these folks, these migrants that are going through this process, are going through this lawfully or do you agree with the president who said these people are openly defying our border? which is it to you? >> i think there's -- with these immigration groups i think they have orchestrated this...

>> reporter: what i can tell you is the eight people who have begun their asylum process is a sign of hope for those here. you can see that they're living under tarps, they're sleeping on blankets, on concrete. that's really the only blankets separating them from the pavement, kate. what those eight people represent to them is a sign of hope that they will actually begin to be able to have a life in the united states. but some perspective on this. even though that is day one for those eight people and we heard cheers in the crowd as that news was announced, it is going to take them years, appr...

Humanitarian crisis and what we're dealing with in the legal framework is the fact that asylum processing is difficult. you have a judicial process and you have to figure out who stays and who goes. with children, there's a burden there. we recognize rightfully that the status of minors, particularly young children, is quite different than legal adult persons. given that background f the 2008 law here that does require this process and does, i think, make it take more time, if that's taking too much time or if that needs to be altered, you're a political guy, why doesn't the political branch h...

It should do so now. >> junior members also posted to facebook. this is wrong, americans do not take children hostage period. the president should end this family separation policy and last night ted cruz released legislation for faster deportations and asylum processing but also keep families together in that process. >> all of us seeing these images of children being pulled away from moms and dads, we're horrified. this has to stop. kids need their moms and dads and we can keep the families together while these cases are end ping. >> but john cornyn expressed sympathy but put the blame on th...

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