incident to police. that does it for us this hour. our coverage continues with katy tur reports, right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. what is president biden hoping to get out of today s executive order allowing him to seal the southern border? he made the announcement just a few minutes ago saying the influx of migrants is unsustainable. quote, for those who say the steps i ve taken are too strict, i say to you be patient. the goodwill of the american public is wearing thin right now. doing nothing is not an option. we have to act. he also said that without immigration reform, specifically the immigration bill which was crafted by a bipartisan team of senators and leaned conservative, by the way, signing an executive order was his only remaining option. that order is definitely going to go to the courts. the aclu has already said it plans on suing. and a number of progressive lawmakers including the congressional hispanic caucus are crying foul, saying this isn
people that were in the shelter system costing hundreds of dollars a day that were actually able to work, they were eligible to work. they just didn t know. is there a way to make sure that information is there, that it s in all the languages it needs to be in to get these people working? you ve hit on an area which has been frustrating. because of privacy and laws that are in place to protect individuals personal data, only the federal government can let them know when they ve been approved for work authorization, not the state or the city. they literally text people. they have a wait to communicate with them and tell them where to go for the next step. so it is imperfect now, but we know the path forward will be better. but also just having fewer people to deal with on a daily basis to take the pressure off, let out some of the steam, that is going to make a huge difference. those are the changes we hope to see as a result of president biden standing up today.