In statements yesterday, attorney general Jeff Sessions made it clear that despite claims by the secretary of Homeland Security, the separation of parns and children it is the policy and is done so as a deterrent. We do have a policy of prosecuting adults who flout our laws to come in here illegally instead of waiting their turn or claiming asylum. We cannot and will not encourage people to bring their children or other children to the country unlawfully by giving immunity in the process. Why wouldnt you bring children with you if you know you would be released and not prosecuted . Is it deterrent sir. I see the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a fivefold increase in four years in this kind of illegal immigration, so yes, hopefully people will get the message and come through the border at the port of entry and not break across the border unlawfully. All right. So some of most Senior Republicans in the u. S. Senate disagreed. Pat roberts said while i firmly support our immigration laws im against separation as a deterrent. My first and foremost is the protection of children. Hatch says it is wrong. The white house can fix it in they want to. I dont think theres any question about that and john mccain tweeting this, the current policy is an front of the American People and contrary to principles and values upon which our nation was founded. The administration has the hower to rescind this policy. It should do so now. Junior members also posted to facebook. This is wrong, americans do not take children hostage period. The president should end this family separation policy and last night ted cruz released legislation for faster deportations and asylum processing but also keep Families Together in that process. All of us seeing these images of children being pulled away from moms and dads, were horrified. This has to stop. Kids need their moms and dads and we can keep the Families Together while these cases are end ping. But john cornyn expressed sympathy but put the blame on the minority party. Its clear this is a very sympathetic tugs at your heart strings sort of picture but i think theres its a little more complicated than that. The short solution would be if democrats and republicans would work together, we could fix in this 24 hours but so far, our democrat you can friends have voted against its. The republican chairman of the House Committee that has to approve, he sent a letter to Jeff Sessions asking for immediate action to end the policy. He chairs the appropriations zu subfit kmee said as a soon of a social worker i know the o what happens. At this point the president is throwing everything against the wall to defend his family separation policy hoping something is going to stick. Donald trump tweeting yesterday that the migrant crisis in zbre germany has quote, crime in germany way up. That actually is false. Data from 2017 as you can see right here, showing the lowest level of crime in germany in a quarter of a century. Crime is down in total more than 5 . After this false claim from the president he took a simpler approach tweeting change the laws. In all caps. He then ex pounded on that explaining democrats were weak with Border Security and with crime. If the democrats would sit down instead of obstructing, we could have something done very quickly. We could have an immigration bill. We could have child separation, were stuck with these horrible laws. We have the worst immigration laws in the entire world. Nobody has such sad, such bad and actually in many cases, such horrible and tough. You see about child separation. You see whats going on there. All right. And then there was agonizing audio of children crying for their parents. A border agent can be heard mocking the children. This was published by senior reporter, she had painted from a civil rights attorney. Were told the recording is from inside the facility although nbc news has not been able to verify its authenticity. The audio is quite difficult to listen to. Watch this. Thats heart breaking. Joinings now from mcallen texas, nbc correspondent. Good to have you with us. I know youve talked to mothers who have been separated at the border. What are the stories that is actually taking place there . Reporter these are mothers that were separated by agents at the border from their kids. The ones older than 8 years old but then they were reunited because this is the lot of mothers that refer to themselvthemselves as the lucky ones. They were not federally prosecuted because zero ta tolerance but they were separated from their kids inside these facilities like the one behind me. And in talking to them you really start to get a sense of the trauma that these children are living through inside the kind of trauma that is reflected in that disturbing audio. I want to play a little bit of my conversation with one mother who was separated from her two kids ages 10 and 16. Lets listen. If you would have known it was a possibility they would have been separated from you, would you have come . No. No. Translator i wouldnt have come. Its ugly to be separated from your kids without nosing what is going to become of them. Many times what we do is for the good of our children but you really have to think abtd because you suffer a lot on the journey here. And you think that its over when you get here. But once you are detained here, thats where the most painful part of the journey begins. Reporter when we talk about whether this is a deterrent for these folks to come here, and you see the predicament this mother is in. Either they fall victim to the gangs in el salvador, or they get prosecuted. Theyre put in an impossible situation almost that no parent wants to be put in. Think about what these people are leaving, what theyre trying to escape and then hearing that woman say that the most difficult part of this entire journey now is what she has experienced here. That is just astounding to hear. Did you get any sense of especially from that mom in particular what it was that she was trying to get away from, why it was she wanted to come to the United States . Reporter not even only from her. The 16yearold was kidnapped by gangs for four days. The 10yearold boy told me that his gangs wept to school to recruit him and threatened with killing his mother and sister if he didnt enlist in these gangs. So hearing from the children their trauma doesnt begin here at the border where theyre separated but when they leave their home countries. Thank you very mump. Live in texas for us this morning. And republican Massachusetts Governor has reversed course and has ordered his National Patrol not to help along the borders in mexico. He says its quote cruel and inmu main. Massachusetts wont be supporting the Border Patrols unless they change their policies and andrew cuomo also vowed not to deploy resources to the border. And colorados governor issued an executive order banning the use of any of his states resources. And a majority of americans, 66 oppose the policy of separating children and families when they cross the border into the United States. 27 support the policy. 55 they say support the policy while 35 oppose it. All right. Joining us now, world news editor for axios. Thanks for joining us so early. Lets talk about immigration. It is at the forefront of every conversation. Seeing all these agonizing picture, these videos coming out on a daily basis. Seeing these children as young as a couple months old being separated from their mothers. What is going to be done . What type of discussions are being had in washington to change this policy . Right. This policy is so unpopular that its President Trumps and he publicly opposes it. So theres so much will to change this republicans, democrats, but really its going to come down to the moment at the Trump Administration whether theres sufficient political costs that they decide to reverse course. Were really far away from a broader compromise on immigration and so you know, it really is down to the Trump Administration in the short term. Lets talk about that meetdsing thats supposed to take place between trump and g orb p gop leaders. What is the expected outcome of that meeting. One is a hard line immigration bill that conservatives will be happy to vote for but isnt going to go anywhere and theres a compromised bill that both flanks of the Republican Party seem to be able to get on board with and President Trump said he would sign. Were not anticipating that that could have democratic support but it could po tentially has te house and its going to be lets get it over to the snart and move this process forward or if hes still going to check all the boxes which is going to be even harder. Im getting the sense that you feel as if this debate is going to continue. And these bills are going nowhere and these kids are going to stay. Sounds like a bit of a political stalemate. Yeah, ive sat with you guys months ago and we havent gotten anywhere yet. It doesnt seem like the two sides are any closer together and so if just the republicans can get to one deal thats half the battle but this is going to be an ongoing question. So much frustration by people watching this unfold without anything being done. Well touch base with you in a little bit. Much more on this immigration debate as all living first ladies are on the record about the policy that separates children and parents. 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Michelle black lives mattobas truth transcends party. Hillary clinton harshly criticized the zero toll reeran policy. Take a listen to this. Ive studied the bible both the old and if new testament and what is being done using the name of religion is contrary to everything i was ever taught. Jesus said suffer the little children unto me. He did not say let the children suffer. Now despite the backlash over the family separation policy politico reports that white house senior policy advisor is planning additional crackdowns before the november midterms. A new rule that immigration advocates where it could end limits on the time they could be kept in government, thats according to half a dozen officials and republicans close to the white house. 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His attorney general Jeff Sessions announced the zero policy in april. But the president is trying to put the blame on democrats. I say its very strongly the democrats fault. The president tweeting change the laws but there is no law requiring families to be separated only the zero tolerance policy thats prompting it. There is a law against crossing the border illegally. That opens a loophole to let adults with kids be released after a few days. Its been a problem dating back multiple administrations but former president s bush and obama didnt separate families in similar situations. New legislation this week addresses loopholes and separation but its facing steep odds as the crisis increasingly. It reminds us of cattle cars of gnat snazi germany. Ted cruz introduced emergency legislation that w