we got the takeaway. people that live in some of the south texas regions and also new mexico some of the folks are happy it s finally being discussed. we weren t supposed to be talking about immigration anymore since the issue was tabled after these efforts actually stalled in congress. today there s these people, these thousands of families and also unaccompanied children that are pouring across the border are sending a message inadvertently that this issue is as present as ever and it needs to be dealt with whether at the white house or also at the lawmaker level. and that s what we re seeing not only here in washington but, you know, 15, 16, 1,700 miles away in the south texas region where all of this is happening now. well, we live in hope, but where immigration is concerned none of us i think have a lot of hope. it is such a touchy subject. polo sandoval in washington for us. thank you very much. mayor burch in our fair new mexico, thank you very much for joining us. thank you
violence or chasing that dream, and so the federal government has enough faith in some of these countries to actually send some money their way to try to create more opportunity. we saw president obama s executive action about a week and a half ago, part of that including sending millions of dollars to governments of guatemala and el salvador and honduras there because the governments want to keep the people there because that is essentially where the roost of the issue is and the solution here in washington, though, really depends on who you are. the house republicans seem to believe the solution is to deport as many and send the national guard to the border and you have the president s $3.7 billion band aid, all of that, though, miguel, making for major border bickering. it s a pretty big band-aid and it s tough when you are talking about little kids you want to deport out of here. gary, thank you for your report. excellente, senlior. good luck down there. rose sa and polo, stay wi
i think we have to be clear about what this is. this is a refugee crisis that we re seeing along our southern border. and as americans we kind of all think of refugee crises as situations that happen far away to somebody else, but i think we need to open our eyes that this is something that is happening in our country and it s happening right now. a very important distinction there. democratic senator patty murray of washington saying the situation at the u.s./mexico border is really a refugee crisis. that word very important. the united nations agrees and u.n. and other groups say people flee hadding nor infleeing nort u.s. should be treated as refugees it s an important distinction because it allows an undocumented person to seek asylum and get a new life in the u.s. immigrant status on the other hand typically means deportation. let s bring in lindsay jenkins with the u.n. refugee agency and also with us our own rosa
perceived as a military coup, here s a chance to prove once again egypt is vite al for america s interest in the middle east. mr. ambassador, ben wedeman, thank you for staying up late, both of you, keep yourselves safe, thank you. you hear about immigration these days. it s the biggest fight of the summer in washington and a huge crisis for border states like texas, new mexico, arizona, and california, but who are these immigrants? where are they coming from? and why do you even need to care? here s a quick look at the crisis before we dig deep with cnn reporters. decade the ago the word of immigration conjured up boats at ellis island and the statue of liberty. today it s a different story. the issue is more heated and more politicized and more complicated. immigrants are entering the u.s. from every corn, miami to seattle, l.a. to new york and especially along the mexican border. we re talking more than 40 million immigrants in the united states right now both legally and ille
the time the country is fighting a huge wave of violence. the communities on opposite sides of this river are a glaring example of the breakdown of law and order. on one side, you ve got a gang-controlled slum where crime is rampant. on the other side of the river, you ve got a neighborhood watch community taking security into its own hands. gangs controlling neighborhoods, not thinking twice about assaulting, robbing, and killing. terrified parents wanting a chance at life for their children. now, cnn s rosa flores joins me now. gary tuchman in guatemala. and bo sandoval in washington. honduras is a big problem. you ve seen it yourself, what are the conditions like there? we ve talked to so many people. we have to talk about several factors and i know gary talked about some of these. it s violence and poverty and at the very end culture because you really see there s a culture of