carley: never too late to follow your dreams, a world war ii veteran gets a high school diploma. the ceremony you don't want to miss. "fox and friends" continues right now. ♪♪ nothing standing in my way ♪♪ benjamin: good morning glad to be with you coming from london and new york today, it is 9:00 in the morning over here. it is world sleep day. i hope everyone got their sleep. carley: i will celebrate that, i can guarantee you of that. benjamin: i wonder at this hour who is watching. if you're up at 4:00 am, this is the place you should come and you can enjoy the morning with us so thanks for joining us. good morning to you. you are watching "fox and friends first" on friday morning. carley: the house approved two immigration bills creating a pathway to citizenship for millions as the white house press secretary slips up and finally calls the migrant surge a crisis. benjamin: one high profile official is heading to the border today. >> reporter: two big immigration bills past the house yesterday and the reactions are along party lines. >> when you have a crisis at the border the last thing you should do is make it worse. that is what this bill does. >> closing the book on four years of disastrous, cruel, and inhumane immigration policies today we begin a new chapter. >> reporter: here's a look at what these bills would do. the first is the american dream and promise act that applies to illegal immigrants who came here as children, creates conditional status before people can apply for citizenship. it is the workforce modernization act, a 2-year temporary residency status for immigrant farm workers that could be relieved indefinitely so long as the person continues to work, they could gain agree card after 10 years work and paying a $1,000 fine and apply for citizenship after five years but the white house seems unclear what is happening at the border whether it is a crisis or challenge. >> that they would be partners in dealing with the crisis on the border. challenges on the border. >> that doesn't reflect any change in the administration. >> no. >> reporter: either way the number of immigrants crossing the border is daunting. the administration admits many are being admitted into the united states without covid tests was there are reports the biden administration is pressing mexico to do more in texas tribune says many immigrants are being sent back to mexico. coming up in half an hour, more from the border and we expect the secretary of homeland security to visit el paso today. clearly this issue is heating up. carley: thank you. benjamin: the other piece of the story, what we don't know because of lack of transparency reporters are not being given access and fox news contributor molly hemingway says the media should care more. >> such a big deal for democratic politicians, people in the media, others, now they are very quiet about it. not the hysteria that we saw. the real blackout at the border where there is a crisis where reporters are not allowed to get photos, to report details, not allowed to get facts about something very important to the country and people are pretty silent about what a problem that is. >> i spoke with a few legal immigrants about the border surge and washington's push for a pathway to citizenship. here's what they have to say. >> this is incredibly disappointing, we are experiencing the most corrupt criminal democratic congress in the history of the united states. >> the amnesty bill, proved to be a total failure. and >> >> it insulting, and gone through the process. the bill of rights, declaration of independence, so they are able to those, it is not treated like a privilege. >> the sheriff's coalition represents dozens of border sheriffs, what he is seeing on the ground coming up. a manhunt for the suspect accused of shooting a texas deputy comes to a end. the shooting happened in magnolia north of houston, responding to a disturbance, the suspect was arrested after a lengthy standoff. he is expected to be okay. benjamin: surveillance video showing chilling moments of the first parlor shooting in atlanta. the suspect 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president considers breaking up his build back better plan to get it passed. jillian: our next guest says these are job killing policies. ryan stiles joins us now. you heard on the soundbites president biden said if you're making 400,$000, not getting a tax increase, jen psaki says families, so much less than a tax increase and $15 minimum wage progressives want. where do you see these policies going? >> after we saw the biden bailout we know where democratic values are, average americans pay progressive liberal agenda. after they passed $1.9 trillion boondoggle they are coming after all americans to pay this off. they will come after job creators, they are not going to stop and will work aggressively to raise taxes and work aggressively to stop the democratic liberal agenda. >> a representative said this on bipartisan support. we can either go green or go bipartisan. i don't think they are ready to have a transformative package. what do you make of that? infrastructures should be 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( horn blaring ) >> we consider a series checking about america's small business owners one year into the coronavirus pandemic. benjamin: business owners of state resilient over the last year. todd and julian traveled the country to hear their stories. >> when you envision the rest of 2021 after everything you went through in the last year what does that vision look like? >> the roaring 20s this summer. your business is pretty pressure tested at that point. long-term resiliency should be really good for those businesses that do make it and some won't. >> i said in the beginning of the pandemic, we've been there for 25 years and will be here another 25 years. i believe is still the proof. >> they have to look at numbers, data, science, all sorts of stuff throughout the world and see what was done right and wrong, where did it help or not help. >> we put a lot of people in spots with all these closures and it is how can we make our guests feel comfortable to come back to the restaurant? >> we are very fortunate because most of our properties are in south florida so we have avoided the worst of it but for people who need help we've done what we had to to keep them going. >> we are grateful we are in a state, people will go where they feel safe. >> a huge real estate boom and people are coming down, people want to move here, want to get out of states that are closed down and be here. >> what is your wish for this year? >> reopen and have normal life. >> the states that were open, we are hoping the restrictions will be lifted and people feel safer and vaccinations are more widespread. >> i want to earn a living and help the people that need help. >> it is ridiculous. i've been here 15 years, paid my bills on time, done everything i'm supposed to do, pay my taxes, do a lot of community service. i'm not owed anything. >> in 2021, just a lot of work. this is what i meant when i said i feel like when we start reopening, that is the time i start climbing mount everest. >> in your challenges which is the one you are most proud of? >> when i think of the challenges we've gone through the past year i am the most proud that we are still here, still operating and serving our community and i'm excited to see us get closer to back to normal, or whatever the next normal is. >> deal with one day at a time. >> there's a little light at the end of the tunnel. i feel like people are optimistic right now. >> most people say i can only take it so far. that is where they never met someone like me because there's not a chance i will stop. anything they throw at me i will keep pushing forward and adapt. >> reporter: i will go as far -- i am not giving up. >> you have to do the best every single day. anyway we will race again. carley: unbelievable to think of the past year. last year at this time we were being told 14, 15 days to flatten the curve and it has been a year of total lockdown so thank god we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and businesses starting to reopen up. you got to get those people back in the restaurant, the movie theaters and get people back to normal life again. benjamin: the one thing that stands out for me when i listen to the stories is people saying we just want to work, just want to open up, stimulus packages are great but let us open, we will make our own money that way. if you have something to spare spend on those businesses that need it most. carley: thanks to all business owners for sharing your stories with us. benjamin: migrants from central america not getting the president's latest message. >> do you think more will come under the new administration? >> the first ever. benjamin: is this a never-ending crisis? griff jenkins goes on a ride at the border. jillian: the former border sheriff said we can't afford open borders. he sounds off coming up next. lexus sales event. get 0% apr financing on the 2021 is 300. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. the new myww+ get 0% apr financing on the 2021 is 300. gives you more of what you need to help you lose weight! more simplicity with the what's in your fridge? recipe feature. and more motivation with on-demand workout classes. the new myww+. join now, pay later! get your first three months free. 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