ABC News’ Matt Gutman Makes the Case for the Need of a Border Barrier

GUTMAN These are two ░░░░░░░░ that have just been ░░░░░░░░ across the border by ░░░░░░░░ Basically they were dumped ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ river You can see ░░░░░░░░ pants are wet so ░░░░░░░░ ve been forced to ░░░░░░░░ right now Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ are processing them Most ░░░░░░░░ are not allowed by ░░░░░░░░ smugglers to take anything ░░░░░░░░ this little girl all ░░░░░░░░ took is her Barbie ░░░░░░░░ mother took a couple ░░░░░░░░ diapers And this is ░░░░░░░░ from Nicaragua and her ░░░░░░░░ children who are here ░░░░░░░░ says she s been ░░░░░░░░ for three months This ░░░░░░░░ something that the Border ░░░░░░░░ agents and the chief ░░░░░░░░ the sector here say ░░░░░░░░ every day We didn ░░░░░░░░ come here based on ░░░░░░░░ intel right You said ░░░░░░░░ happens to be the ░░░░░░░░ landing in the entire ░░░░░░░░ with Mexico 2000 miles ░░░░░░░░ within about 30 seconds ░░░░░░░░ arriving people started pouring ░░░░░░░░ Two Pakistanis four Indians ░░░░░░░░ And three different family ░░░░░░░░ from Honduras and Nicaragua ░░░░░░░░ able to cross within ░░░░░░░░ know four five minutes ░░░░░░░░ And so most of ░░░░░░░░ the chief and his ░░░░░░░░ Patrol officers are dealing ░░░░░░░░ are these kinds of ░░░░░░░░ seekers who are not ░░░░░░░░ to run away from ░░░░░░░░ who are literally presenting ░░░░░░░░ to them so they ░░░░░░░░ be taken to the ░░░░░░░░ Patrol We ve asked ░░░░░░░░ of them in the ░░░░░░░░ processing facility why they ░░░░░░░░ now and a bunch ░░░░░░░░ them know that the ░░░░░░░░ is that if they ░░░░░░░░ asylum step foot in ░░░░░░░░ U S and they ░░░░░░░░ a child with them ░░░░░░░░ will most likely be ░░░░░░░░ on their own recognizance ░░░░░░░░ I m Matt Gutman ░░░░░░░░ we re here along ░░░░░░░░ Mexico U S border ░░░░░░░░ south of McAllen, Texas.”