are setting up on what they say is federal land. we ll see where that case goes. you have a bill now where you want to reverse the strategy from a northern strategy to a southern one. explain that. sure. i have gone down to the border multiple times in california and texas, and after i spoke with the border patrol agents and those in authority, i found out that our federal government has only 0 border strategy that deals with the southern border. after i came back from the border visits i introduced comprehensive southern border strategy act that will give the department of homeland security to come up with a strategy to have a mile by mile strategy and get our operational control back on the southern border. look, so far the bill has not been even considered on the
we ve gone in terms of border strategy we ve got on the republican route for decades. republicans have said that they refuse to offer any legal pathways to immigrants and only want to focus on the border. well, that s what we ve been doing. it has not worked. it s time for change. it s time for congress to act. my hope is republicans will come to the table. reverend al, kevin mccarthy has told the country that if republicans regain control of congress, there will be zero legislation on immigration. we know that immigration helps our gdp. it helps address our labor shortage. it creates a more manageable border. unless we want more of the same, we have got to make sure that we have democrats willing to act on immigration legislation in charge in congress. bringing up kevin mccarthy saying if the republicans took back the house, in this midterm,
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.
it is a game changer. what i can tell you right now, title 42 is already in place and the fact that the reinstatement of the remain in mexico policy was placed in effect last december by court order. even with those in place, right now the numbers continue to escalate. we re on track to hit 1 million. that goes to show you the federal government is not taking this serious. there s no type of border strategy in place. that s why the state of texas is continuing to step forward. we have a strategy. that s why governor abbott is going after the criminals and the criminal organizations that are profiting off of this border crisis. neil: that s the encounters. you see these people. you can t arrest all of them right away. a lot of them get through. what is your guess as to how many are?