reach it to apply for asylum. we have to show you that before departing for mississippi, the president defending authority s actions at the border. [ inaudible question ] they had to use because they were being rushed by some very tough people, and they used tear gas. here s the bottom line. nobody is coming into our country unless they come in legally. president trump also threatened to close the border saying, quote, mexico should move the flag waving migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. do it by plane, do it by bus. do it any way you want but they are not coming into the usa. we will close the border permanently if need be. congress, fund the wall. jonathan la mere, reporter for the associated press. alan, i want to show you a tactic used at the border before you decide whether it is usual or unusual. how did you feel when you saw the images of the women and children running from the tear gas? i have to say, why are they there, first of
the u.s. government shut down the san psidro for several hours. teeter gas was used after several migrants threw rocks at border agents. the tear gas was fired mostly at adult men but some of it hit women and children, as this already famous photo shows, including maria meza, who is the woman seen in this photograph. she spoke to our own gabe gutierrez earlier today. when i see that photo, i just want to cry, she says, claiming that she wasn t crossing the border illegally but trying to reach it to apply for asylum. we have to show you that before departing for mississippi, the president defending authority s actions at the border. [ inaudible question ] they had to use because they were being rushed by some very tough people, and they used tear gas. here s the bottom line. nobody is coming into our