cartels exploited it. griff: brandon judd, great insight, and it s a tough image to see. in fairness to border patrol, i know the resources are limited, but perhaps close those gates. brandon 1kwrud, thank you very much. thank you, griff. aishah: well, on to something else here, ticket prices are soaring for tonight s inter miami versus new york red bulls matchup where lionel messi is scheduled to make his highly anticipated mls regular season debut. and who else is there but c.b. cotton live at red e bull arena in harrison, new jersey. oh, c.b., i m so jealous. i just want to see lionel messi once in person. reporter: well, aishah, one thing is for certain, it ll cost you to be a star-struck soccer fan here at red bull arena here today. a up couple of weeks ago you could find a single ticket for around $40-50, now some of them are going for tens of thousands of dollars. and you can thank what s called messsixer madness for the
easy answer to these two crises, this humanitarian crises and our work force crisis is so crystal clear and common sense. let them get the work authorization, let them work legally, let hem work. griff: that was democratic governor kathy hochuling asking the biden administration to grant asylum seekers work permits. this as video obtained by the new york post here showing large numbers of migrants entering along the arizona border through floodgates open by federal officials to accommodate monsoon flooding. joining us now to talk about all this, president for the national border patrol if council brandon judd. brandon, a lot to dive into. i want to start with governor hochul there though basically saying let them work.
i m not sure if she understands the majority of migrants who have been coming, nearly 2 million of them illegally since joe biden took office, are coming for work. so it s almost, brandon, as if you were saying to your staff, hey, the welcome sign isn t bright enough, let s make it brighter so more come. have i got it wrong? no, you got it absolutely right. crime is out of control in the united states, on the border and if anybody wonders why, it s right there. our politicians are encouraging people to commit crimes. she is encouraging more people to come across our borders. if she says that we should be granting work permits to people that violate our laws, she s talking about rewarding them. and anytime we reward people for violating our laws, we can expect them to continue to violate those laws. they re going to continue to come if people like governor hochul are calling for work permits for these individuals. a our border is never going to be secure if politicianses continue to p