to honduras, showing the president s proclamations and his threats have worked. donald trump is under intense pressure to mexico even saying he was willing to back away from a deal he worked to negotiate over several years in mexico and canada if it didn t get resolved. he made this not just the campaign issue but something that would have a major effect on us policy if he doesn t get what he wants out of the situation. unlike last time we had 1000s a few months ago the mexican government is not issuing transit visas. and they come to our border. it he will throw out the old trade deal so there s a lot at stake here in the
issue transit visas are let them apply for asylum in mexico. harris: big question, there s more than one country between where these people are coming from and our u.s. border. what is happening that they get to just go you talk about transient visas in mexico, what about the other countries involved? are they just writing papers and sending these people through? how does it work? it s a great question, i m glad you asked. these people are really concerned about persecution, fear, they want to claim political asylum. they are now out of honduras, they team across to guatemala. if it s really escaping fear and persecution, they are away from that fear. they re in a different country. they can apply for asylum in mexico. this is about getting to the united states to join other family illegally. when these people finally do get
transit visas are usually good for only three days. so if ed snowden even has a visa, it would, in theory, expire today. the russian president vladimir putin says he hopes he will not have to deal with the snowden showdown much longer. because, as putin put it, quote: it s like shearing a piglet, too much squealing. too little wool. catherine herridge live in d.c. tonight. wow. well, shep, if that transit visa expires tonight snowden will need a tourist visa. the russian embassy here in washington says you have to apply for these visas before you get to moscow. you can t pick them up at arrival at that airport. after snowden was a no show on monday flight from cuba. there are current noe current reservations for him. and snowden s contacts with the chinese and russian governments travel limbo could be the difference between the original espionage charges and higher crimes. the end result is