Alfonso Aguilar: Time to Send a Clear Message ‘Storming Across the Border’ Is Not the Way to Enter the U.S.

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FAULKNER We ░░░░░░░░ ticking down obviously to ░░░░░░░░ s happening on the ░░░░░░░░ side of the screen ░░░░░░░░ that is the White ░░░░░░░░ press briefing breaking news ░░░░░░░░ here on Outnumbered Overtime ░░░░░░░░ more let s talk ░░░░░░░░ what likely will come ░░░░░░░░ as a topic the ░░░░░░░░ s response to the ░░░░░░░░ crisis where Homeland Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Nielsen says they ve ░░░░░░░░ there are more than ░░░░░░░░ convicted criminals traveling with ░░░░░░░░ migrant caravans We are ░░░░░░░░ by Alfonso Aguilar who ░░░░░░░░ as Chief of the ░░░░░░░░ S Office of Citizenship ░░░░░░░░ President George W Bush ░░░░░░░░ you for being with ░░░░░░░░ today How is the ░░░░░░░░ in your professional opinion ░░░░░░░░ the crisis at the ░░░░░░░░ AGUILAR I think they ░░░░░░░░ doing an outstanding job ░░░░░░░░ s time to send ░░░░░░░░ clear message that entering ░░░░░░░░ country illegally much less ░░░░░░░░ across the border it ░░░░░░░░ not the way to ░░░░░░░░ the United States It ░░░░░░░░ not only dealing with ░░░░░░░░ who are right outside ░░░░░░░░ the border right now ░░░░░░░░ this caravan but also ░░░░░░░░ a message to immigrants ░░░░░░░░ are thinking about it ░░░░░░░░ dissuade them from entering ░░░░░░░░ country irregularly It s ░░░░░░░░ their own safety Walking ░░░░░░░░ the way from Honduras ░░░░░░░░ Guatemala through Mexico to ░░░░░░░░ the United States it ░░░░░░░░ a very dangerous journey ░░░░░░░░ want to dissuade people ░░░░░░░░ doing that What frustrates ░░░░░░░░ is that Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ this issue using this ░░░░░░░░ attack Trump rather than ░░░░░░░░ the organizers of this ░░░░░░░░ who are using these ░░░░░░░░ people telling them get ░░░░░░░░ the caravan you re ░░░░░░░░ to make it to ░░░░░░░░ United States and you ░░░░░░░░ be able to petition ░░░░░░░░ asylum and stay in ░░░░░░░░ United States The majority ░░░░░░░░ them the immense majority ░░░░░░░░ t qualify for asylum ░░░░░░░░ re using them to ░░░░░░░░ a political point and ░░░░░░░░ are not saying anything ░░░░░░░░ it It s shameful ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ on that economic you ░░░░░░░░ these poor people Actually ░░░░░░░░ s very true some ░░░░░░░░ them many of them ░░░░░░░░ said to our reporters ░░░░░░░░ have been embedded in ░░░░░░░░ caravan over the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks the dangers of ░░░░░░░░ track and many of ░░░░░░░░ say it is for ░░░░░░░░ poor economics in their ░░░░░░░░ Should the Government look ░░░░░░░░ changing the rules for ░░░░░░░░ And if not why ░░░░░░░░ No then anyone from ░░░░░░░░ country who is facing ░░░░░░░░ problems could then ask ░░░░░░░░ asylum Asylum is very ░░░░░░░░ according to international law ░░░░░░░░ our own U S ░░░░░░░░ for people being individually ░░░░░░░░ for reasons of race ░░░░░░░░ or politics If your ░░░░░░░░ is poor it s ░░░░░░░░ but it s not ░░░░░░░░ reason to petition for ░░░░░░░░ but they are being ░░░░░░░░ by the these organizers ░░░░░░░░ they can ask for ░░░░░░░░ and they will be ░░░░░░░░ a permit to stay ░░░░░░░░ the country and that ░░░░░░░░ will then have to ░░░░░░░░ up before and asylum ░░░░░░░░ and make their case ░░░░░░░░ be fair the majority ░░░░░░░░ show up for their ░░░░░░░░ but depending on the ░░░░░░░░ from 20 20 40 ░░░░░░░░ don t show up ░░░░░░░░ ve seen based on ░░░░░░░░ Department numbers from 2012 ░░░░░░░░ about 140 000 immigrants ░░░░░░░░ have but to petition ░░░░░░░░ asylum disappeared that is ░░░░░░░░ acceptable We have to ░░░░░░░░ at this seriously the ░░░░░░░░ system is being abused ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are not saying ░░░░░░░░ about it Harris It ░░░░░░░░ so interesting why is ░░░░░░░░ such a discrepancy in ░░░░░░░░ numbers about asylum and ░░░░░░░░ gets to stay and ░░░░░░░░ is here some say ░░░░░░░░ s 1 or 2 ░░░░░░░░ quickly before I have ░░░░░░░░ let you go why ░░░░░░░░ that exist People are ░░░░░░░░ looking at the Justice ░░░░░░░░ numbers or homeland security ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ data it s very ░░░░░░░░ Asylum is granted to ░░░░░░░░ more than 10 or ░░░░░░░░ of people who petition ░░░░░░░░ those are the numbers ░░░░░░░░ the government and that ░░░░░░░░ the reality so telling ░░░░░░░░ they can come here ░░░░░░░░ petition for asylum is ░░░░░░░░ lie and you ve ░░░░░░░░ the photos people on ░░░░░░░░ very dangerous journey in ░░░░░░░░ some people in wheelchairs ░░░░░░░░ people that is cruel ░░░░░░░░ they are being used ░░░░░░░░ are pawns and a ░░░░░░░░ of this political game ░░░░░░░░ make a political point ░░░░░░░░ the trump Administration end ░░░░░░░░ U S Government Harris ░░░░░░░░ Aguilar thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for your time.