Dem Rep. Cuellar: Biden Has the Authority to Shut Down the Border and He Should Use It

LEMIRE We re gonna ░░░░░░░░ back to politics now ░░░░░░░░ S Border Patrol is ░░░░░░░░ that the number of ░░░░░░░░ crossings at both the ░░░░░░░░ and southern borders have ░░░░░░░░ going down during the ░░░░░░░░ of this year But ░░░░░░░░ the drop the Biden ░░░░░░░░ is now exploring whether ░░░░░░░░ president has the authority ░░░░░░░░ shut down the southern ░░░░░░░░ without authorization from Congress ░░░░░░░░ s according to new ░░░░░░░░ that President Biden made ░░░░░░░░ this week during an ░░░░░░░░ with Univision Joining us ░░░░░░░░ the co chair of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats for Border Security ░░░░░░░░ Force Congressman Henry Cuellar ░░░░░░░░ Texas Congressman good to ░░░░░░░░ you again CUELLAR Thank ░░░░░░░░ LEMIRE Let s start ░░░░░░░░ there Is it your ░░░░░░░░ the president does have ░░░░░░░░ authority to do this ░░░░░░░░ do you think he ░░░░░░░░ CUELLAR Yes he has ░░░░░░░░ authority And yes he ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ Look when Trump did ░░░░░░░░ 42 he signed an ░░░░░░░░ order based on a ░░░░░░░░ entitled Title 42 We ░░░░░░░░ have for years we ░░░░░░░░ had Title 8 expedited ░░░░░░░░ that President Obama used ░░░░░░░░ an executive order but ░░░░░░░░ can use that He ░░░░░░░░ t do everything but ░░░░░░░░ are things he can ░░░░░░░░ on an executive order ░░░░░░░░ if somebody files a ░░░░░░░░ you know we ll ░░░░░░░░ what happens at that ░░░░░░░░