what's untenable but youstill want to before the vote on bipartisan bills , will democratic leadership encourage progressives to vote for a bipartisan bill anyway even if the reconciliation bill is a threat. >> six days is an eternity in this place and we're going to get this done. we always do. because at the end of the day , what motivates us democrats across the ideological spectrum is delivering for the people and this is the president's agenda to build back better. he promised he would undertake this transformational effort to the american people . and we are going to make sure that promise is kept. in terms of the discussion that will take place over the next few days you all know house democrats are an enthusiastic group. we're not bashful. but we're a coalition, not a

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studentcam.org. the washington post reporter, here to talk about the biden administration and immigration policy. when you look at the images of the tens ofge thousands of migrants crossing from mexico into del rio texas, many of them patient, explain to our viewers what is happening there and is it because of the biden administration immigration and border policy? >> there are complex reasons, migrants have told us they feel administration promised to be more compassionate to immigrants and they have a lot more family but these migrants are arriving, they flat the 2010 earthquake ms

i think i covid. as far as natural disasters, i've never seen such devastation so they went to places such as chile and try to make a go of it there and they are on the move again so the biden administration note administration has wanted this type of arrival, they don't want people crossing regularly at the border, obama didn't, bush beforehand didn't, note administration office and the biden administration doesn't either but these are folks trying to make into the u.s. where there is an established haitian-american community and a lot of migrants are arriving in there are jobs for them. >> what did the biden administration do the summer with those haitians already in the country? what did they tell them and was that a contributor factor to haitians coming outin?

>> the biden administration extended temporary protected status because of the latest earthquake which was damaging but not as damaging as the one please migrants left. also, the country is involved in political turmoil, the president was assassinated in, crime rising exponentially. there's a lot ofll danger in essentially the administration said it's too dangerous but now they are expelling haitians on the border is a ways to discourage others to come. >> you have haitians who work in the country temporarily after the 2010 earthquake. how long are they now allowed to stay and howho many are there in this country? >> the estimate was about 55000 haitians had temporary protected status and there are many more

in the u.s. of course now u.s. citizens but the estimate has been the number would go up to 155,000 so there are a lot of people eligible to apply for that but they had to have arrived around july and the people arriving out are not eligible for that and that's an example the immigration policy and people who cross the border illegally earned a priority for deportation they don't want that to happen security risks, most migrants crossing are not criminal but there is a possibility to apprehend people trying to t cross parallel to those groups. >> what is the process on the

mexican side, under previous government once they set foot on u.s. soil, you should be able to apply for asylum, because international law agreement and lawyers would argue the biden violatingtion is those, they are sending people home to places where they could face danger and that's something that's not supposed to happen at the same time, there are muggers selling migrants tricks and encouraging them to come sing you will get into the united states enacted dangerous trip, people die and drown so it's not something the biden ministration or any administration wants to see a either a real challenge

right now. >> how does the deportation process or fit for these folks who we are seeing, how does it work was getting supportive is anybody allowed to stay? >> the government has always said they make exceptions for cases where people have expressed it it's a legitimate fear for them people who can assist is something that happens behind closed doors from difficult for the media to find out if the government has done that and there are questions and there's an investigation about border patrol agents so there are questions. the micros page of the going to

be in danger if they are sent home to haiti in our life to stay. is that true? >> most family units have been getting into the united states pretty much all unaccompanied minors. it has something like administration has been three the beginning something trump administration earlier this year the fight for frustration has a choice and theyid declined children for life by themselves biden administration has

continued have a lot most of them. they are trying to do it in an orderly fashion and i think what mercy right now is they have not been able to do that. >> if you are a haitian family and crossing children from are you going to be allowed to stay? >> they have been expellingop people -- my understanding is they have been expelling people but not out there on the border on top of all these images mercy here in washington, from were told by the senate president. you can include immigration plans in the three-point petrodollar reconciliation bill, they wanted to this legislation plus give us specifics. >> they wanted to vote as many

as 8 million people in simply i have been covering. there high hopes for this and it's a slim majority in both houses and they believe this is the only way they could get a. the last major of amnesty was in 1986 or 635 years ago you had been 35 years before that until they passed, so these things can take a long time but to be included in the budget, it has to have a budgetary impact it has to be the main part of including in the budget and lawmakers argue that it did they give examples how they contribute to this country with apartment.ar , the main part is a policy issue she expressed sympathy for

immigrants in this situation, they are exploited at work and underpaid and take often dangerous jobs they haven't been able to see our families in a long time. i can't leave the country because they might market back in. n the real challenge but uses the congresspeople elected and the nation is divided sunk they are not able to reach that threshold but others say democrats both use the power they have because the trump administration must inflammations most extreme policies separating parents from the children, they started extorting people and policies the biden administration has kept in place so a lot of people feel they should have familiar

given the treatment immigrants could face under a type of government in the future but democrats are still trying, it's a difficult place right now. >> phs secretary was on cnn this morning telling cap network expect to see dramatic change in del rio in the next 48 to 96 hours adding four flights will depart today. democratic color, what's go to your. question or comment? >> i just have a statement. thanks for taking my call. what people need to realize that it was migration they had to travel city to city until they hit and everybody let's get

together and show these people thanks of cake getting food from the u.s.? what is happening? >> you can see from the photos, extreme conditions. migrants were having to cross back into mexico to get food and supplies and some of the confrontation or there's a favorite photo you can see border patrol on horseback and families appear to be carrying food so they have to wait across the river to buy food, some vendors are coming over and it's common to see vendors at border crossing and they are selling food but on the other side, they

are in federal custody and it looks like conditions are really extreme. >> ruth in illinois, independent. >> are border patrol guy, he said thousands have been deported. border patrol said 300 have been deported. they are not giving us the right informationn and yesterday there was 14000 patients sitting underneath the bridge at del rio and i have a question. i hear these people say they don't care and they are christians. god says we are commanded to

obey the laws of the land. we have a way to come into america, a legal way and these people are paying cartel from 5000 to 15000 to come into america illegally. >> missus important, they are organized by organizations and selling immigrants this idea they can seek a better life in the united states and their conditions if already foot, people have fled the devastating earthquake and tried to go tond another country where there was racism or poverty covid outbreaks so they've been given

this chance at a better life. when you look at the refugee numbers from 125,000 his big increase for millions of refugees in the world so in some ways, they are able to create a solution for immigrants they think couldfo be immediate and t them on a better path and instead they are leading them to a difficult situation the u.s. senate. what your commitment to bring coverage of congress. the senate is about to gavel bakken for weekly party caucus at 2:30 p.m. eastern time lawmakers will vote on whether to confirm u.s. district court judge for us-mexico. live coverage here on c-span2.