Jeh Johnson: Border Issues Cannot Be Solved by an ‘Easy Fix’

LEMIRE Secretary Johnson good ░░░░░░░░ it s Jonathan Lemire ░░░░░░░░ questions for you one ░░░░░░░░ one I know you ░░░░░░░░ you wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ in this post but ░░░░░░░░ you think that some ░░░░░░░░ of extra set of ░░░░░░░░ that border czar beyond ░░░░░░░░ who already working for ░░░░░░░░ government do you think ░░░░░░░░ s necessary And then ░░░░░░░░ you just said that ░░░░░░░░ the underlying conditions that ░░░░░░░░ to be addressed I ░░░░░░░░ experts agree with you ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Harris has ░░░░░░░░ some time down there ░░░░░░░░ the Northern Triangle countries ░░░░░░░░ that very issue We ░░░░░░░░ talking years and years ░░░░░░░░ before anything meaningful happens ░░░░░░░░ those on that end ░░░░░░░░ other end of this ░░░░░░░░ change the situation So ░░░░░░░░ are some of the ░░░░░░░░ that can be done ░░░░░░░░ the short term JOHNSON ░░░░░░░░ the short term Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ current secretary of DHS ░░░░░░░░ the Border Patrol controls ░░░░░░░░ enforcement controls assets land ░░░░░░░░ and air and there ░░░░░░░░ emergency authority in times ░░░░░░░░ this for the secretary ░░░░░░░░ FEMA to coordinate a ░░░░░░░░ response that includes the ░░░░░░░░ Department HHS I know ░░░░░░░░ from my own experience ░░░░░░░░ we had a similar ░░░░░░░░ smaller spike in migration ░░░░░░░░ 2014 People in Washington ░░░░░░░░ quick answers They want ░░░░░░░░ fixes like shutdown the ░░░░░░░░ things of that nature ░░░░░░░░ this is not an ░░░░░░░░ fix It requires a ░░░░░░░░ sustained effort over multiple ░░░░░░░░ to address the push ░░░░░░░░ I know from personal ░░░░░░░░ that the push factors ░░░░░░░░ always more powerful than ░░░░░░░░ level of deterrent you ░░░░░░░░ throw at the problem ░░░░░░░░ the southern border People ░░░░░░░░ Central America are making ░░░░░░░░ very basic decision to ░░░░░░░░ a burning building send ░░░░░░░░ kids up here even ░░░░░░░░ that means they only ░░░░░░░░ for three or four ░░░░░░░░ during the pendency of ░░░░░░░░ asylum proceeding So we ░░░░░░░░ to address the underlying ░░░░░░░░ It may take years ░░░░░░░░ that is the answer.”