here s northern new mexico at a migrant shelter with a look at conditions on the ground. live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening. it s now been a week sings president biden said anything about the border and since then, the situation has grown. his one appearance today was to promote the paycheck protection act when asked about his thoughts on what was happening at the border. he didn t have an answer. the crisis at the border? now the same question for the press secretary. look, i don t think we need to sit here and put new labels on what we ve already conveyed. it s challenging. republicans from border states argue the crisis is clear. i believe this is deliberate. i believe this is what they want. though want open borders, and that s why they are not acknowledging that it s a crisis. the numbers are multiplying. i m not going to confirm numbers from here. but fox has confirmed. the number of migrant children in custody has tripled in t
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