Functional and humane immigration system. We feel very strongly about that. And as you know, we inherited a tough situation, and in five months weve made progress. Theres much more work to be done, but weve made progress. Charles joining the panel, deputy Editorial Page Editor dan henninger, kim strassel and gillian turner. Kim, theyve made progress from the awful situation they inherited. Absolutely crazy. Harris has two jobs this trip. She had to go down there just to be there the, to clean up the mess that she hadnt, get down there before donald trump in a few days, but also to convince people that we a hand they have a handle on this problem, and she was uncompelling. We heard a lot about root causes but not much about the fact that they have reversed a lot of the policies that were, in fact, stopping surges like this. Finish and a lot of the other root causes she addressed is things like Immigration Reform or fixing places like guatemala. Americans understand are things that are not going to happen anytime soon. So blaming your predecessor is not a great look. Charles dan, on that note, when i heard her talk about food insecurity, corruption, crime and, you know, these are our neighbors, so we have to find a way to help them with those sort of core issues. Is that really our responsibility . Well, we have some sort of broader responsibility, certainly, being the biggest nation in the hem fear. The one thing you hemisphere. The one thing you left out that she mentioned was climate. She actually did say theyre coming because of the climate which i think has been hot for millions of years, actually. The problem here is that what most people are looking at this border and seeing a crisis or a problem, i honestly do not think the democrats regard that or the white house regards that as a crisis or a problem. Their problem, they see it as a challenge, is merely processing. Processing all these people out of these camps, through the Asylum System and to dispossessor them into the United States disperse them. Simply let people come into the United States and process them into the United States, this in the absence of us having immigration policy. The only thing that will change their mind is if theres an accident, a catastrophe or if Opinion Polls get so low, and they are low on this for President Biden, that they feel they have to address it. Other than that, i dont think the democrats or the white house think its a big problem which is why theyve kept her from going down there for so long. Charles gillian, after looking for more folks to come in, they might get it. Apparently, Public Health rule title 42 is being lookeded at. And from what ive read, Border Agents turned away as many as 850,000 migrants including 80,000 families. Could this problem be on the verge of getting a lot worse . Absolutely. Channel 42 has basically been whats preventing the surge we saw. What this policy does is if you are a single adult and you cross the border unlawfully, they can turn you back right away. So thats been really effective in kind of curbing this, but it is related to the pandemic. Its much more difficult to sustain as covid rates start the drop. This is also subject to legal challenge. And i think the deeper concern here is our Asylum System is so broken, it incentivizes people crossing the bonderrer illegally, putting in a claim of asylum that may or may not be actually based on real persecution back at home, and then the courts are really bogged down. You can live here and work here while this works through the backlogged system. Title 42 is blocking that, but as soon as thats gone, youre going to see an onslaught. Charles kim, dan referenced the opinion Opinion Polls which are certainly going against democrats right now. You do have Congressman Cuellar who has been pretty vocal about the crisis himself. Its not just a humanitarian issue in watching these families make this dangerous trek, but the violence that come with it, the drug issues go deep into the heartland. This is a serious political gambit on the part of this administration to more or less turn the other direction, to not see whats happening, isnt it . No, it is. President ially huge political peril, because heres the reality, and its kind of remarkable the Biden Administration hasnt paid more heed to this. For many years, charles, Border Security has been a bipartisan priority of americans. The average folks agree with it. What you have is a Biden Administration listening to this tiny, small, yet Ascendant Progressive Wing that is demanding, essentially, open Border Security. And that is going to clash with the desires of most americans at some point. Ill be curious to see how long they continue on with this in the face of worsening polls. Charles yeah, so would i. When we come back, folks, President Biden moves on guns as a crime spike this americas cities puts the democrat on defense. Our panels going to weigh in on the president s plan to deal with the violence and whether it will make a difference. How much money can Liberty Mutual save you . One two three four five 72,807 72,808. Dollars. Yep. Everything hurts. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Hooh. That spin class was brutal. Well you can try using the buicks massaging seat. Oohh yeah, thats nice. Can i use apple carplay to put some music on . Sure, its wireless. Pick something we all like. Ok. Hold on. Whats your buicks wifi password . buickenvision2021. oh, you should pick something stronger. Thats really predictable. Thats a really tight spot. Dont worry. I used to hate parallel parking. [all together] me too. Hey. You really outdid yourself. 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The things we know about, Background Checks for purchasing a firearm are important. Ban on Assault Weapons and high capacity magazines. Community policing and programs that keep neighborhoods safe and keep folks out of trouble. These efforts work, they save lives. Charles were back with our panel, dan henninger, kim strassel and gillian mel key your. Dan, do you feel safer already . Yeah, right. Here in New York City you bet i feel safe. [laughter] as you do too, charles. I found the president s remarks, his speech on the rising crime in the United States to be literally otherworldly. I mean, among the proposals was to repurpose some covid money, send it to these cities to help them hire police and policing resources they need. Wait a minute. These are the cities that have already defunded the police. They decided they didnt need as many plus. Then beyond that many police. Then beyond that, hes proposing they use only only some of these funds to hire, and this is their idea, more Social Workers or what they Call Community violence interrupters. Theyre avoiding the central, core issue heres which is many of the reforms the progressives in these cities have enacted such as more liberalized bail reform. Indeed, defending the police and, indeed, not dealing with the homeless mentally ill that are on the streets building homeless shelters, tent cities and, indeed, committing violence against people. None of those core issues were addressed by these proposals. Charles jillian, every time they go to gun violence, an inanimate object that might make you feel more powerful, but every single day hundreds of thousands, if not millions of americans get their legally registered guns, go to a target range and go back home and cook dinner. [laughter] the notion that this simply falls on guns, it bothers me so much, and this is always the Fallback Position for democrats. Yeah, its true. I was talking to the former chief of police, andsaying its a deterrent to crime, and i think thats something democrats really mean. Dan was right in pointing out some of the progressive policies contributing here. Police can make arrests for people illegally carrying weapons, but if you dont have prosecutors and the courts that are willing to back it to insure there are consequences, then it just turns into catch and release. So i do think we need systematic reform here. Its just unfortunately not happening from the progressive side, and the cost is going to be a lot more cullings. If you look at killings. If you look at chicago and New York City and portland and philadelphia, you see soaring homicide rates, soaring rates of shootings. And, unfortunately, most of the victims are black. Charles yeah. Its infuriating to me because i lived in harlem in the 1970s when it was the most dangerous city in america. Ive seen murders, ive seen attempted murders, and i know exactly how it feels. Maybe theres ad good chance in New York City theyll elect someone who ran on a quasilaw and order platform. Even progressives at some point have to say enough when it comes to this, dont they . Well, you know, the guy who emerged from that New York Primary if, eric adams, is talking truth and hes saying, look, we have to get tougher on crime. Hes a former police officer, and this is what americans want to hear. Because what the democrats have essentially done and the Biden Administration did is they took their traditional antigun platform and tried to marry it to some sort of way of addressing Violent Crime, but its different issues. As you mentioned, most people who are out there and own guns, lawabiding citizens, versus New York City where by some accounts there are 100,000 unregistered guns being used by criminal. Those criminals didnt go through a background check, you know . Theyre not necessarily relying on Assault Weapons either. Good old handguns will do the trick if youre out to do bad stuff. And it was notable, merrick garland, the attorney general, how hard he tried to say that were going to have to put into place policies that dont involve detentions and arrests and prosecutions. Well, if thats the way youre going to go into this, youre not going to deal with this problem whatsoever. Charles dan, we know the pendulum on these kinds of things, i guess, have swung back and forth going back to the 50s and 60s. Are you fearful that its going to have to get a lot worse in places like new york and portland where a lot of Police Officers quit en masse recently before it gets better9 . Yeah, im afraid so, charles. And and i think the big difference is that the current generation of democratic leaders, public officials, are simply not cut from the same cloth as those 30 to years ago. When a democrat like willie brown was the mayor of san francisco, ed koch in new york, they would never have allowed things to go this far. But these progressives similarly to not know do not know how to govern. Can you imagine any mayor of any big city would alienate an entire police force . Its insane. It looks as though maybe new york voters are trying to take things back in their own hands by voting for eric adams in that primary in new york last tuesday. Charles lets just hope that message resonates to all big cities. When we come back, the Biden Administration announces to extend the child tax crept. Well talk to the former head of New York Citys social services about why that may not be the best strategy for lifting families out of poverty. You love rich, delicious ice cream. 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What we we know is when more families know about the relief that is included in the American Rescue plan, when more families know about how they can get some ore leaf, that is how we will be able to lift our children out of poverty. Charles Vice PresidentKamala Harris in pittsburgh this week touting the Biden Administrations expanded Child Tax Credit and claiming its the key to reducing Child Poverty the in the United States. The irs will start sending checks directly to qualifying families in july, regardless of whether the recipient is working, looking for work or in a training or educational program. My next guest says these programs could actually make life worse. The president of American Enterprise institute spent seven years running New York Citys Welfare Programs for former mayor michael bloomberg. Michael, welcome to the show. I read a recent piece from you, and you say this money doesnt get to these underlying factors that are so critical. Share those thoughts with us. Well, its a big change to have money coming from washington every month to families that in a different circumstance, in the way we ran it in New York City and the way it happens all across the country, would come into an office and see someone who would try to help them with employment, with issues concerning their education and training, with issues concerning Substance Abuse or other issues going on in their family, maybe help them connect if theres an absent parent and not involved this helping with the support for their children. So to take that away and say we can do this all from washington by Spending Check sending checks every month, i think has a lot of potential to undermine the ability to help these families move up. Charles when you talk about moving up, talking about trying to be more selfsufficient, getting a better education, making yourself more marketable and actually going out looking for a job. Is that what youre talking about in. Absolutely. Its getting a job. The key to getting out of poverty, everyone knows this, is employment. You need earningsing. Dependence city and benefits alone arent really enough to help people earn their own success. And this approach really does show the difference, in my opinion, between the left of center approach an