challenge and has been as we all recognize for years and years. we are seeing a level of migration not just at our southern border, but throughout the emotion is fear that is unprecedented. the president on day one delivered a solution. he delivered immigration reform legislation that we had hoped congress would act on swiftly. they haven t. within the constraints of a broken immigration system, we are doing so much. dana: is this congress s fault, congressman gonzalez? i do think it is congress, absolutely has a role to play here but like any good politician mayokas just punted it to somebody else. congress should come together and you know what? last week house republicans passed a bill out of the homeland security committee. you will see when we get back we ll pass a border bill that had some teeth to it that goes down the route of holding cartels accountable. gives more money to law enforcement officers, the
they do, but admits it s a challenge. washington is creating more problems than solutions. as you and griff were talking about, we are expecting to see a large surge of migrants once title 42 officially ends. homeland security secretary remains in the spotlight because of all this. congressional republicans have called for his resignation, he s pushing back he s insisting his hands are tied thanks to congress. the president on day one delivered a solution. he delivered immigration reform legislation that we had hoped congress would act on swiftly. they haven t. within the constraints of a broken immigration system, we are doing so much. that so much includes humanitarian assistance. state department says it s investing more than a billion dollars across the region, including making efforts to boost healthcare in central america. closer to home, administration
to ethics guidelines, just like any other profession, and virtually every other judge in america. but even supreme court justices. we ll stay on top of the hill for a moment, because actually, homeland security, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, he made an appeal to congress ahead of unexpected migrant he spoke on meet the press, and this is what he said. take a listen. the president, on day one, delivered a solution. he delivered immigration reform legislation that we had hoped that congress would act on swiftly. they have not. within the constraints of a broken immigration system, we are doing so much. keep in mind, congressional republicans, they have said many times that they would like to impeach said secretary mayorkas. what are the chances that the congress actually he s the secretary s warnings?
southern border as a significant deadline looms. dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas calls on congress for support ahead of unexpected migrants surge when covid era restrictions are lifted next month. we are seeing a level of migration not just at our southern border but throughout the hemisphere that is unprecedented. it is the greatest migration in our hemisphere since world war ii. the president on day one delivered a solution. he delivered immigration reform legislation that we had hoped congress would act on swiftly. they have not. within the constraints of a broken immigration system, we are doing so much. president biden pulled no punchlines at the white house correspondents dinner as his 2024 reelection bid bid dominates the headlines. today, democratic lawmakers made it clear why voters should keep president biden in the white house. compare him to the alternative, recognize the
comprehensive immigration reform legislation that could be passed to try to deal with some of these issues? hope springs eternal. we need to stop with the current crisis at the border and then maybe we can have a more rational conversation what comes next. this has been the stumbling point with our democratic colleagues and white house. senator sinema and gonzalez and cuellar have reduced an act in 2021. that might be a good place to start. dana: street start has to be to secure the border and then talk about the rest. senator cornyn, thank you. happy new year. happy new year. dana: the 118th congress set to convene for the first time two hours from now. one little a huge speed bump. kevin mccarthy s bid to become house speaker is up in the air. the most uncertain speaker vote