so what is the answer? if a comprehensive immigration reform is not legislatively possible because of the divisions in congress and each side has reasons to keep things polarized and use bumper sticker slogans to use against the other side, are there piece meal things that can be done? obviously the d.a.c.a. piece would be one of those. there are, you know, fixing the court system that, you know, more judges, faster hearings. it is insane it takes four to six years for people to actually have an asylum claim heard. anderson, all of the above. however, as long as we have numbers like you see on the screen of 200,000, 150,000 a month crossing our border it becomes a flash point and makes it impossible to to accomplish
Obviously the d.a.c.a. piece would be one of those. there are, you know, fixing the court system that, you know, more judges, faster hearings. it is insane it takes four to six years for people to actually have an asylum claim heard. anderson, all of the above. however, as long as we have numbers like you see on the screen of 200,000, 150,000 a month crossing our border it becomes a flash point and makes it impossible to to accomplish any form of comprehensive immigration reform. we have to deal with the numbers. the problem is much bigger now than it was five, six, seven eight years ago when i was dealing with it plainly. one key is illegal immigration is a very information sensitive phenomenon and reacts sharply to information about perceived changes in enforcement policy in the united states. that is reason why i continually while in office kept making the
To. you have to be physically present in the u.s. to petition for asylum. they are being arrested, criminally charged and their kids taken away to extinguish the right to have an asylum claim heard. this is a national disgrace. the president s executive order doesn t stop it. what we have to do now is make sure that the department is bringing these families together. the harm that is being caused to these children to be separated from their mothers and fathers at such a tender age is devastating. sometimes can have an impact for a lifetime. does congress need to play a role in making sure all these kinds all these young children find their parents right away? absolutely. we have legislation that is has been introduced that will end the practice. we have legislation drafted that will require the government to come forward with a specific plan. we all need to continue to raise our voices. we have written a number of letters to the appropriate agencies demanding information. where