. good to be with you. i m katy tur. the southern border is a mess, a record number of migrants have been crossing, finding overwhelmed and under staffed processing centers, forcing a catch and release program that republican lawmakers decry as not just sloppy but imminently dangerous to national security. terrorists and drug dealers are flooding through the border, they claim. biden s government isn t doing enough to stop this. well, much of the gop rhetoric can be extreme. bipartisan politicians and president biden himself can see the situation along the border is untenable. which is why a trio of lawmakers, one democrat, one republican, and one independent got together to find a solution, one that would address both sides concerns and finally do something to update policy that has been broken for decades. on asylum, the bill raises the bar to claim credible fear, ends catch and release, instead, migrants crossing through a lawful port of entry will enter the u.s. under f
them to apply for asylum in the proper way. all of this while the show of force remains very big here at the border. on the west side. we have increased our presence between the ports of entry, along the area here in eagle pass. we have significantly increase the amount of border patrol agents, and we are having support from our partners, the texas to permit the public safety. want to make sure the message is clear that there is a right way to seek asylum, to seek entry into this country. and that is using a lawful port of entry. over in piedras negras, mexico, authorities are processing some 1800 migrants who traveled here from honduras. some are getting day passes to leave the warehouse-turn-shelter if a past criminal background checks and such. they are being guarded and watched by armed mexican federale police paid the trouble
they are on the path to get asylum. if they don t have a little record they will get their one year temporary visa card. 139 have been given it. on the other side, the us side, border patrol taking every preparation they need, the border patrol chief, sector chief says not only is he getting ready but he is sending a message to do it the right way. we have increased our presence between ports of entry along the area in eagle pass and increase the amount of border patrol agents and support from our partners, the texas to permit of public safety and want to make sure the message is clear that there is a right way to see country into this country and that is using a lawful port of entry. reporter: the pentagon announcing 250 troops moving from arizona to eagle pass will help things as well but on this
entry into this country and that s using a lawful port of entry. griff: that s the big question, guys, these migrants are contained and relaxed because they are getting their temporary visa asylum cards. takes five days to process. the 2,000 in there to date only 139 have gotten those cards. when they do the question is will they remain in mexico or move freely throughout mexico as they will be allowed and try to cross somewhere into the united states. history has shown the latter more than the fact that they would remain in mexico. meanwhile, there is news of a new caravan starting today in sa where this one started. another one is on the way. we will find out what happens, guys. brian: you just put up something what is that an advertisement to join the caravan? steve: it s a flier. that s right. i get on social media, everyone is always asking me who is organizing this? and the fact is it s really
distraction. what we are doing is talking about it, but putting it in context. even that takes away from the actual issues that a lot of people are talking about. he is the master of conflating two topics. we are not showing the full thing, but talks about an undocumented person who has been report and returned to commit a crime in the united states of america against an unidentified region where people are pushing against the wall on the heels of a birth right issue the president is making. it leaves the conclusion that undocumented persons and the migrant caravan are in the same when people are trying to get to a lawful port of entry. it s not unlawful to do. it s conflation. they announced the president will be giving a speech later this afternoon at the white house on immigration. sarah westwood is reporting and he is expected to announce a significant change in the asylum laws of the united states.