Leading the way. the border is not secure. it would be most helpful if the administration would start by actually enforcing the laws on the books. saying the bill would give the biden administration two year expulsion authority for migrants trying to come to the u.s. illegally. let s bring in our immigration reporter. you know, you heard in that excellent piece that man s frustration with governor abbott, with president biden, but it is a reminder that immigration is the purview of congress. congress is the one that has to write the laws. the white house has to enforce them. but this bill on the books here, not necessarily an extension of title 42. what are they trying to do with its purpose and function? specifically what this bill proposed by senators sin in a practic sinema and tillis, they are looking to expand those who
Marina is nervously watching the growing number of migrants who are now her new neighbors. she is worried about security and also potential diseases. she says her heart breaks for them, that she has helped some with food and water, but that she too lives paycheck to paycheck. manager at a nearby store says he has no complaints about the migrants. has it impacted your business? no. reporter: his frustration is with governor a bbott and president biden. the federal government is not doing their job. reporter: rosa flores, cnn, el paso, texas. now to the bipartisan bill in the works to fill the gap when these covid era rules expire next week. senators tillis and cisinema ar
More frustration from those migrants and more overcrowding from officials here as they deal with the surge along the southern border. julia ainsley, thank you. i want to bring in nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. so garrett, this is a complex issue. are lawmakers even talking about what they could possibly do, or are you finding it seems difficult to get lawmakers to discuss this let alone find common ground. reporter: there s plenty of conversation on this issue, and frankly, there has been for years. one republican lawmaker involved in these talks described it to me as saying immigration is the issue on which congress has never failed to fail. there s been tons of ideas put forward about how to approach this, and there will be more next week when house republicans are hoping to put their big immigration bill on the floor. the thing that might be most responsive to this particular crisis is a bipartisan bill put forward by senators tillis and sinema, they s