Alejandro mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security and shouldnt be. John a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers from across the country escalating attacks against the dhs secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border policies. Good afternoon to you. Jacqui good to be with you, john. Im Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. A group of two dozen texas Lawmakers Led by Chip Roy Will Lock funding from Mayorkas Department unless biden addresses the worsening situation at the border. John across the aisle, focusing of reports of Texas Separating Migrant families and putting pressure to investigate State Agencies for the alleged incidents. Jacqui and mayorkas has taughted the lower number of Migrant Crossings, the tide appears to be turning. In august, stopped 6,000. John complete coverage. Jacqui Casey Stegall in el paso, texas. Renewed debate about the border wall. There is. Under president trump, 15 billion was allocated to build about 740 miles of wall and barriers down here along the southern
low approval rating. john, i think that s why the white house is focusing on touting new infrastructure investments, this job growth we are seeing and a lot taking place in red conservative districts, right. they are the ones that are actually spurring this manufacturing investment economy and i think, you know, to your point the president needs to do more to flip that tide when it comes to how folks are feeling, empathetic, and also talk about what the president can do and has done to reverse things. john: he talked about how good things are. and the fellow in southern virginia a cult hero for the song he sings about the plight of working people. i think you need to campaign where people are feeling the most and that s why he was in milwaukee this last week tackling issues like inflation because no one wants to be beating up the economy, you have to be a cheerleader for the economy. one of the more interesting things i saw is 55% of
be involved in child trafficking rings. there is one other issue, too, chris, that s cropping up, that s the border barrier that s down the middle of the rio grand in one section. the biden administration is taking you to court saying it s illegal. now the federal government says wait a minute, this is on the mexico side of the border that runs down the middle of the rio grande. what do you say? one thing we are looking at right now, john, the governor s official, and if that s the case, it can be moved or extended. but the fact of the matter is, john, it s there for a reason, stemming the flow of mass migration. there has not been a single illegal crossing in front of the barrier, not a single drowning as well. drownings taking place and the fact we are seeing illegal crossings taking place further away from the barrier, so the barrier is doing its job. it s actually stopping the flow of mass migration between the ports of entry.
from the school of life prepares you for the debate. call for number three here, because vivek ramsey and other candidates in the gop nominating contest potential trouble for joe biden because here is how they stack up against joe biden. if donald trump is the nominee, 44% would vote for biden, 41% for trump. but look at this, all of the other ones are in spitting distance, kevin. and joe biden is not getting any more popular. john, as a democrat on the panel good to see the president is leading, even if it s between 3 and 6 points, that s what general elections look like, between 3 and 6%. but listen, i m excited to watch the debate next week. i think it s going to be interesting to see how the field shakes out. to jacqui s question, eminem rap that vivek did at the iowa state fair that maybe propelled him to 11 points, but certainly
jacqui: casey stegall in el paso, texas. renewed debate about the border wall. there is. under president trump, $15 billion was allocated to build about 740 miles of wall and barriers down here along the southern border. and as you also know, when president biden took office he almost immediately pulled the plug on that project. and about 290 miles of fence was never finished. so, work sites were virtually abandoned and much of the unused materials have sat since then untouched. like on this new mexico cattle ranch we visited west of el paso this week where a gap remains in the wall and piles of taxpayer-funded supplies remain, some two and a half years later. if i ran my business like the federal government has run this project i would be broke.