he delivered immigration reform legislation that we had hoped congress would act on swiftly. they haven t. now republicans have a majority in the house of representatives, they are about to vote on a bill that would among other things return to building the wall. house majority leader steve scalise just unveiled it. he joins us in a second. first to mark meredith with the back story from the white house. hi, mark. good afternoon to you. homeland security 60s alejandro mayorkas says a lot of people will pay attention on what s going on at the border in the days ahead with the end of title 42. and republicans say the secretary has filed to do his job. the secretary sat down sunday and faced a lot of questions on immigration policies and why so many have called for a change in leadership. the secretary says while the border is challenge, he believes the real responsibility rests with congress. within the constraineds of a
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