Biden Border Coordinator Admits Smugglers More ‘Agile and Quick’ than Biden Admin

BERMAN So why weren ░░░░░░░░ they done before JACOBSON ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to understand that this ░░░░░░░░ has been in office ░░░░░░░░ or seven weeks We ░░░░░░░░ moved swiftly to make ░░░░░░░░ that we restore humanity ░░░░░░░░ our immigration policy And ░░░░░░░░ doing so that obviously ░░░░░░░░ we have to treat ░░░░░░░░ and children especially well ░░░░░░░░ re moving really quickly ░░░░░░░░ request for information for ░░░░░░░░ facilities went out immediately ░░░░░░░░ it s important that ░░░░░░░░ make sure children are ░░░░░░░░ out of border patrol ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Mayorkas said it ░░░░░░░░ But we also have ░░░░░░░░ be looking at the ░░░░░░░░ end of this chain ░░░░░░░░ people in the story ░░░░░░░░ we talked to talked ░░░░░░░░ the results of two ░░░░░░░░ in 15 days So ░░░░░░░░ s why we re ░░░░░░░░ feeding programs economic programs ░░░░░░░░ make sure that they ░░░░░░░░ maintain their homes in ░░░░░░░░ home countries BERMAN And ░░░░░░░░ think those are efforts ░░░░░░░░ are widely agreed upon ░░░░░░░░ being noble and productive ░░░░░░░░ the long term But ░░░░░░░░ the short term and ░░░░░░░░ m talking weeks weeks ░░░░░░░░ this point what is ░░░░░░░░ administration doing to reduce ░░░░░░░░ number of unaccompanied minors ░░░░░░░░ over the border JACOBSON ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to understand that we ░░░░░░░░ been talking with the ░░░░░░░░ the Guatemalan the Honduran ░░░░░░░░ Salvadoran governments since the ░░░░░░░░ we came to office ░░░░░░░░ with them to make ░░░░░░░░ that we are speeding ░░░░░░░░ aid which is increasing ░░░░░░░░ s quick dispersing to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we are ░░░░░░░░ with them to slow ░░░░░░░░ the flow especially during ░░░░░░░░ period of Covid Our ░░░░░░░░ with the Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ very good We have ░░░░░░░░ work as I say ░░░░░░░░ all elements of this ░░░░░░░░ So we don t ░░░░░░░░ that addressing the causes ░░░░░░░░ migration are things that ░░░░░░░░ only in the long ░░░░░░░░ They re also short ░░░░░░░░ measures to quickly speed ░░░░░░░░ of economic assistance feeding ░░░░░░░░ so that people don ░░░░░░░░ feel they have to ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN You ve spoken ░░░░░░░░ the message manipulation that ░░░░░░░░ taking place with smugglers ░░░░░░░░ this message to families ░░░░░░░░ children coming to the ░░░░░░░░ States Democratic congressmen Henry ░░░░░░░░ and I m using ░░░░░░░░ politicians specifically because it ░░░░░░░░ be great to get ░░░░░░░░ out of this he ░░░░░░░░ this to say about ░░░░░░░░ message Listen Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ This Friday I was ░░░░░░░░ and I talked to ░░░░░░░░ of the people that ░░░░░░░░ come across There were ░░░░░░░░ 20 of them I ░░░░░░░░ them which message have ░░░░░░░░ heard Never heard the ░░░░░░░░ But they heard from ░░░░░░░░ friends and neighbors that ░░░░░░░░ coming across they saw ░░░░░░░░ on TV that people ░░░░░░░░ coming across and they ░░░░░░░░ getting recruited by people ░░░░░░░░ come over across So ░░░░░░░░ has to be a ░░░░░░░░ message because with all ░░░░░░░░ respect the administration s ░░░░░░░░ is not coming through ░░░░░░░░ ends BERMAN The administration ░░░░░░░░ message is not coming ░░░░░░░░ says Congressman Cuellar Why ░░░░░░░░ isn t it getting ░░░░░░░░ JACOBSON Well I think ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ smugglers are agile and ░░░░░░░░ and word of mouth ░░░░░░░░ through and they are ░░░░░░░░ people s hope and ░░░░░░░░ Our own message is ░░░░░░░░ out less than smugglers ░░░░░░░░ always know that But ░░░░░░░░ are doing everything we ░░░░░░░░ and that includes Spanish ░░░░░░░░ radio social media making ░░░░░░░░ that we convey the ░░░░░░░░ that the border is ░░░░░░░░ open that the majority ░░░░░░░░ the people will be ░░░░░░░░