our country is being destroyed at the southern border. a terrible thing to see exclamation point. texas governor greg abbott says none of this would be happening if president biden hadn t rolled back trump policies and undercut ice. it is a self-inflicted wound. going back to what the border patrol officers told me themselves they informed the biden administration about this all along and the biden administration has known exactly what has going to happen if they refused to continue to implement the policies that were previously in place. harris: william la jeunesse is live in california near the mexico border. william. harris, those checkpoints are a big deal. as you well know sometimes migrants will get over the border and then the load vehicle will pick them up and only a few miles up the road on i-10, i-8 or somewhere else where they will be interdicted and you ll catch the migrants or drugs. as you were comparing the two administrations one thing president trump di
resources as migrants overwhelm the border there. here s the state s lieutenant governor on fox. we were in good shape on the border bill before biden got elected. we were in good shape. the protocols were working, keeping the asylum seekers in mexico. this is not a crisis. this is a full blown disaster that they ve created. this is the worst high. we ve had higher peaks. this is the worst. what really makes it bad is that there s no end in sight. john: in a moment, we ll talk with the mayor of one texas town who was told to tell his residents to raise hell to get more help. sandra: first to william la jeunesse. he s at the border in southern california. william? reporter: agents tell me they are so busy processing children, unlike a quick covid turn back, which takes minutes. they are not on the line and incenterivizing struggling organizations since they don t have the man power. there s a cost associated to all the images you are seeing beyond the food and shelter
onwards by the home office on wednesday onwards. so why is there a delay? prison onwards. so why is there a delay? prison barges, prison ships are not the way prison barges, prison ships are not the way forward to deal with refugee processing. what they need to do is deal with processing. what they need to do is deal with 173,000 backlog in refugee claims deal with 173,000 backlog in refugee claims and deal with 173,000 backlog in refugee claims and to make sure that they are processed. claims and to make sure that they are processed. legally speaking, is the government are processed. legally speaking, is the government at are processed. legally speaking, is the government at risk are processed. legally speaking, is the government at risk of- are processed. legally speaking, is the government at risk of breaking | the government at risk of breaking the government at risk of breaking the law here if conditions are substandard? brute the law here if conditions are substan
having this offshore processing, we stopped people making these dangerous journeys on small boats, we stop the trade altogether. it has been incredibly successful. it has been incredibly successful. it has been much criticised and there is a whole lot of opposition to it, i appreciate that, but it has been very successful and in doing so, we have saved lives. have saved lives. thank you very much. stephen have saved lives. thank you very much. stephen kinnock, - have saved lives. thank you very much. stephen kinnock, last - have saved lives. thank you very i much. stephen kinnock, last week labour said, much. stephen kinnock, last week laboursaid, we much. stephen kinnock, last week labour said, we have to accept barges as residences if they are still being used if we come to power. if that still your policy today? power. if that still your policy toda ? ~ ., , ., ., today? we would never start from here but the today? we would never start from here but the reason today? we
that has lost complete control of our silent system. that has lost complete control of oursilent system. nothing that has lost complete control of our silent system. nothing but neglect and incompetence for the last 13 years, allowing the backlog to get to 173,000, completely inappropriate accommodation, costing the british tax player. let inappropriate accommodation, costing the british tax player. . . the british tax player. let me ask ou about the british tax player. let me ask you about the the british tax player. let me ask you about the broader the british tax player. let me ask you about the broader policy, - the british tax player. let me ask you about the broader policy, over| you about the broader policy, over 1000 people have arrived in small boats this week, just in terms of her arrival, you are against the rwanda plan, you are against the illegal migrants act that is just been passed, in terms of stopping the arrivals, what is labour s plan? the arrivals, what is lab