i don t understand the point that you are making. i m not discounting the importance of the border. bill: ted cruz ahead with his view of the handling of the surge. we begin with mark meredith live from the north lawn at the white house with reaction and more from there. good morning. a lot of critics jumping over the nbc clip you played from earlier today. later today the vice president will meet with the president of mexico expected to say the u.s. and mexico need to work together to stem illegal migration from central america. as you mentioned there is still a lot of questions why she isn t going to the u.s. border to see what s going on firsthand. on monday the vice president was down in guatemala said a u.s. border visit would be a quote grand gesture but remember we ve heard from lawmakers from both parties who said this is a real problem with the administration s border policies. during a joint news conference she offered a direct message to migrants considering making the t