Fox News’ Martha McCallum Spars with Julian Castro: ‘Is There Anyone You Wouldn’t Let in the Country?’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Applause Martha ░░░░░░░░ Castro you believe entering ░░░░░░░░ country illegally should not ░░░░░░░░ a federal crime And ░░░░░░░░ just touched upon theft ░░░░░░░░ secretary has said that ░░░░░░░░ of the people that ░░░░░░░░ apprehended at the border ░░░░░░░░ not qualify for asylum ░░░░░░░░ 90 of them do ░░░░░░░░ ever show up for ░░░░░░░░ court date Once they ░░░░░░░░ been apprehended and released ░░░░░░░░ and release So if ░░░░░░░░ s not a crime ░░░░░░░░ enter the country is ░░░░░░░░ a crime to not ░░░░░░░░ up for your court ░░░░░░░░ or what point is ░░░░░░░░ crime committed do you ░░░░░░░░ Julian Thanks for the ░░░░░░░░ Let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ we are talking about ░░░░░░░░ the United States past ░░░░░░░░ act and section 1325 ░░░░░░░░ that basically said that ░░░░░░░░ is a criminal offense ░░░░░░░░ cross the border However ░░░░░░░░ 1929 until about 2004 ░░░░░░░░ United States did not ░░░░░░░░ someone crossing the border ░░░░░░░░ a criminal violation We ░░░░░░░░ it basically is a ░░░░░░░░ violation In it was ░░░░░░░░ we started enforcing it ░░░░░░░░ a criminal violation that ░░░░░░░░ lot of the problems ░░░░░░░░ we see today of ░░░░░░░░ huge backlog of people ░░░░░░░░ the country waiting in ░░░░░░░░ of the separation of ░░░░░░░░ children from their parents ░░░░░░░░ the detention and incarceration ░░░░░░░░ these families when that ░░░░░░░░ happening So I said ░░░░░░░░ is a better way ░░░░░░░░ do this I would ░░░░░░░░ the statistics from that ░░░░░░░░ secretary about how many ░░░░░░░░ actually return for their ░░░░░░░░ dates In fact at ░░░░░░░░ end of Obama Administration ░░░░░░░░ implemented family case management ░░░░░░░░ The family case management ░░░░░░░░ essentially worked with folks ░░░░░░░░ had a court date ░░░░░░░░ they needed to come ░░░░░░░░ and appear for It ░░░░░░░░ based on sort of ░░░░░░░░ case manager for them ░░░░░░░░ they kept in constant ░░░░░░░░ with the families They ░░░░░░░░ where they were and ░░░░░░░░ them about the court ░░░░░░░░ and responsibility that they ░░░░░░░░ During that program people ░░░░░░░░ more than 98 return ░░░░░░░░ to come back to ░░░░░░░░ court dates And so ░░░░░░░░ say instead of treating ░░░░░░░░ cruelly and instead of ░░░░░░░░ money instead of wondering ░░░░░░░░ people are at why ░░░░░░░░ t we implement a ░░░░░░░░ effective humane program like ░░░░░░░░ family case management program ░░░░░░░░ Is there anyone that ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t live in ░░░░░░░░ I not said that ░░░░░░░░ If it is not ░░░░░░░░ to cross the border ░░░░░░░░ I know you want ░░░░░░░░ to show up for ░░░░░░░░ court date but you ░░░░░░░░ that is not where ░░░░░░░░ would draw the line ░░░░░░░░ the law either So ░░░░░░░░ doesn t does anyone ░░░░░░░░ in Julian Let s ░░░░░░░░ a step back because ░░░░░░░░ people have said for ░░░░░░░░ they say our Democrats ░░░░░░░░ open borders Let s ░░░░░░░░ about and the folks ░░░░░░░░ Arizona know just like ░░░░░░░░ of us in Texas ░░░░░░░░ know about the border ░░░░░░░░ have at our borders ░░░░░░░░ miles of fencing We ░░░░░░░░ thousands of personnel on ░░░░░░░░ border We have planes ░░░░░░░░ have helicopters We have ░░░░░░░░ We have security cameras ░░░░░░░░ And a hundred thousand ░░░░░░░░ crossing the border a ░░░░░░░░ Julian We have a ░░░░░░░░ system that is underfunded ░░░░░░░░ be able to deal ░░░░░░░░ that So I would ░░░░░░░░ find enough judges and ░░░░░░░░ staff to actually deal ░░░░░░░░ those Bret so you ░░░░░░░░ think it is a ░░░░░░░░ Julian I think it ░░░░░░░░ a crisis of leadership ░░░░░░░░ Not an actual crisis ░░░░░░░░ Driven by the conditions ░░░░░░░░ countries like El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ and Guatemala and instead ░░░░░░░░ making it better the ░░░░░░░░ is making it worse ░░░░░░░░ Let s get to ░░░░░░░░ next question.
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