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Just right now, but for some time, has been essentially the consequences of going the republican strategy. which is dealing with immigration, only as a border issue. i have been talking both to local folks, as well as here in washington, to leadership and to my colleagues. first, with regard to your question about locals, i want to make sure that our local governments have as much help as they need from the federal government. for too long, el paso and other border counties and communities have shouldered the responsibility of helping care for migrants. this is not the first year this has happ...

>> i'm seeing an extreme increase in the number of border crossing deaths compared to other years. >> reporter: so much so, stern recently did something she says she has never done in her 20-year career. she told officials in the 11 border counties she serves that her office is at capacity. >> and so we're asking them to store them at their funeral homes until we have a space available. >> reporter: and in maverick county, one of the deadliest counties, says stern a funeral home there tells cnn they're at capacity too. with the medical examiner not taking the deceased, they are now burying uni...

Recently did something she says she has never done in her 20-year career. she told officials in the 11 border counties she serves that her office is at capacity. >> we're asking them to store them at their funeral homes until we have the space available. >> reporter: and in maverick county, one of the deadliest counties, says stern, a funeral home there tells cnn they're at capacity too. and with the medical examiner not taking the deceased, they are now burying unidentified migrants. in the back of the county cemetery, there are 16 fresh graves. there were no funerals. no family. no flowers. ...

Action, neil. if they truly, truly -- if you're going to say you're a sanctuary city, live up to it, accept it. don't blame governor abbott or governor ducey, both are doing this for their states. let's get president biden and get engaged. this isn't a republican issue, it's not a democrat issue, it's an american issue and they have a taste of our realities in the southwest border. neil: so we had the homeland security mayorkas at the border, texas border with mexico, i don't know if you were among those meeting with them. he said the efforts on the part of governor abbott are breaking wreakin...