>> dana: there is an incredible moment off the coast of southern california. passengers on this boat witnessed a whale give birth and her calf and showing him off right there. coming up to the boat saying hello and they watched it take its first breath. isn't that amazing? >> bill: your moment of zen. >> dana: chance of a lifetime. good to be with you. harris faulkner is up next. here she is. >> harris: we begin with a fox news alert. republican house speaker nominee kevin mccarthy has lost six times and we're ready to cover the next round of voting as they try to fill the top seat in the house. democrats not even trying to hide or contain their glee over the gop infighting. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." kevin mccarthy did not just lose in multiple rounds of voting among his own political party, he ended up losing even more support, additional people picking up speed. mccarthy now reportedly is

hoping new concessions offered to those 20 plus members voting against him will put him over the top. one aide told fox news mccarthy is now open to allowing just one member to introduce a motion to vacate the speaker's chair. they could get the conversation started on kicking him or anybody out of the seat with one person coming forward. also putting more house freedom caucus members on top committees. and he is promising to hold votes on the caucus's priorities like border legislation and term limits for members. patience among the rank and file is wearing thin with some suggesting that kevin mccarthy should step aside for a different candidate at this point. the leader's supporters are going after all the defectors saying enough is enough. >> people who are voting against kevin mccarthy in the republican conference are aiding joe biden,

aiding hakeem jeffries and chuck schumer. they are the reason we're not doing the business we set out to do. these folks need to get serious, wake up and realize that we're not rolling over. there are over 200 of us who support kevin mccarthy and we will support him on every single vote. >> harris: the people who want something new and different aren't rolling over. florida republican kat cammock has been in on us all. chad pergram, get us started. >> whether the house takes a seventh vote for speaker at noon today and kevin mccarthy begins to show he is making progress. after late night meetings the ice is starting to break. >> i think you are going to see some progress. i think there is light at the end of the tunnel. so if that happens, hopefully that progress snowballs.

i don't expect at noon we'll elect a speaker but i do expect there to be progress and hopefully by the end of the day today we'll have a better story to tell. >> bill: mccarthy is beginning to make key concessions. he may lower the bar for any member to call for a vote of no confidence to bounce the speaker and a super pac aligned with mccarthy will not play in primaries against conservative house candidates. >> there has to be a day kevin gets moved. let's measure. we have the club for growth, is that -- >> you just saw a vote on the floor. the conference voted together. [inaudible] >> members are starting to get ansi and democrats said they

could vote for a speaker. if mccarthy fails to gain ground. >> the reason he doesn't want to continue having votes because with each vote he seems to be decreasing in his vote share. >> i have ever confidence we can come together and be an effective fighting force if we're able to get rid of kevin mccarthy and get something like a jim jordan in the speaker's chair. >> democrats say the chaos shows how the gop will struggle to govern over the next two years. >> harris: as i look at you with the whoa the audience sees is a banner that sees house set for round seven of speaker voting. we're so far beyond what they had in 1923. >> it was nine votes. three days. we're on the third day right now. they will get to nine votes if

they cast those ballots today, harris. >> harris: as many days. thank you very much, chad, for setting me straight. reports all the drama is now more purposeful at this hour. republicans certainly have the right to work it all out. democrats are feasting over it all. yesterday they were called to order after florida representative-elect cammock called out the left for eating it up. >> diversity of thought is a good thing but they want us divided. they want us to fight each other. that much has been made clear by the popcorn and blankets and alcohol coming over there. the house is not in order. the house is not in order. >> the clerk would act all members elect to abide by the established decorum of the house. >> as evidenced by my

colleagues' actions. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez fired back on twitter if only, if democrats took a shot every time mccarthy lost a republican we'd all be unconscious by now. congresswoman elect kat cammock. popcorn, blankets and alcohol. we have receipts. >> i almost struck a nerve there. if it wasn't true, why did they get so offended. i can't figure that one out. aoc actually did prove my point in grabbing drinks yesterday but that's beside the point. the democrats want republicans to be divided because they know that the greatest weapon that we have against the biden regime is unity. i want to remind everyone watching that just two weeks ago, people across the country were clamoring for republicans to be united in tanking that

$1.7 trillion omnibus bill. two weeks later you have folks saying we don't want to be united. you can't have it both ways. what you have will see today and in the coming days, hopefully not, but if it goes that far is people coming to the table and negotiating in good faith. i think it will happen and i'm the eternal optimist. in the end we'll be better for this. >> harris: talk to me about what kevin mccarthy can offer. he put a few things on the table. i know representative-elect boebert had said she would like that one person can raise the issue of removing a speaker out of the seat. talk to me what he has left in terms of possibility. >> that's one of the frustrating things amongst the majority of the conference. 91% of the way there. 91% of gop members support kevin mccarthy. there are several that are within the freedom caucus that are also supporting kevin mccarthy. more than half of the freedom caucus. when you look at what the deal

was eight weeks ago, four wakes ago, a motion to vacate by a single member. now they say it is not enough. how do you negotiate if good faith if the goalpost keeps moving. there are folks like chip roy and paul gosar and byron donald and jim jordan and others are trying to get to a resolution to works for all of us. these conservative wins in the rules packages are great for conservatives and america. things like having time to read the bill. 72 hours. single issue bill. being able to hold people accountable so we can drain the swamp are all good things. it will take us a little time but everyone who is at the negotiating table are doing it in good faith. it's those that have walked away and put their own personal agendas at the expense of saving the country from the radical left are the ones that need to be held accountable. >> harris: to hear you say some of the things for those who

would vote against mccarthy are good for the party. no journey is wasted if at the end you are made better, right? it's only been three days as chad pergram schooled me on. it felt longer. quickly, why do you think -- i don't know if this is being talked about on the hill. it is hard not to make this at least observation. nancy pelosi hardly ever walks on that floor unless she knows she has votes. kevin mccarthy had weeks up to this between the end of the election and now to try to whip the votes. do you think he was shocked to find out he didn't have them or couldn't he get them? >> this was a continuing moving goalpost at the behest of a small number of members. the name calling back and forth hasn't been helpful. we're one team and one mission we have to be. some of the commentary hasn't been helpful calling names back and forth within the gop. that's not helpful. we need to get back to what the original deal was. there are other things we can throw in there. a vote on a balanced budget

amendment and term limits is warranted. >> harris: that helps the country. >> those shouldn't be controversial. i'm in support of every one of these conservative wins. that's what we negotiated eight weeks ago and need to get back to the original deal and move forward in good faith. they've been operating in good faith. time for us to come together. >> harris: by ron donald is now part of all of this but right in there working to go forward. fox news contributor mark thesen weighed in on the defense and subsequent concessions. >> if in is the future of the next two years of the house where everything we try to do is held hostage by a small band of people, then this is going to be the most chaotic and failed house majority in the history of the country. >> harris: i say experts. the real experts in the seat

rights now. democrats seem to watch this all unfold with happiness and glee. twitter liberals having a field day. congratulations on your -- just kidding. so great the witness, jen psaki getting in. let's do this tomorrow, everyone. you put them in their place yesterday. you had to call the place to order. >> listen, i knew that was probably going to get a few laughs. did i expect the outrage, absolutely not. like i said it must have hit a nerve. all of a sudden people were tucking blankets under their chairs and the people posting popcorn took things down. it is no surprise to anyone that here on capitol hill a place where there are literally cubbies where members tucked their alcohol aside, no surprise to anyone up here. it is funny, a little tongue in

cheek and it was a moment of levity that we needed because at the end of the day our mission is to take this country back. our fellow colleagues, regardless of how moderate or conservative you are, we aren't the enemies. we need to focus our efforts, our time, on fighting that radical agenda and that's why we need to pass this -- get to 218, get our speaker in place and make sure we can get to work. >> harris: congresswoman elect perhaps the next time we talk you'll be congresswoman sworn in. i appreciate your time and really telling us what was going on on the floor to get your perspective. thank you very much. happy new year. fox news alert now. breaking developments nearly one year into the dictator putin's brutal war of russia on the people of ukraine. reports now that russia's president has ordered a 36-hour

cease-fire for orthodox christmas after an appeal from the church. the reprieve would stretch from noon tomorrow until midnight the following day. no gratitude over the gesture yet that we can tell you about from ukraine after russian forces, as we know, have killed thousands of people, left much of that nation in ruins. president zelensky calling a so-called christmas truce a trap. we'll report the news on this as it comes in. fresh off his island getaway the president continuing his tradition of confusing people with some odd, bizarre remarks. all ahead of an expected 2024 announcement. the president finally committing to visiting our southern border with mexico. let's take a look at what's come up until now and is this too late? maybe, maybe not. >> we know he will come here and deflect, going to blame others. he is not actually going to come up with solutions. he is doing it because he is

being forced to, not because they want actual solutions. >> harris: they had a prison break on the mexican side. how many cartel members are roaming near the border. just a month ago the president said he had more important things to do than visit the border. what changed? power panel next. so it's decided, we'll park even deeper into parking spaces so people think they're open. surprise. [ laughs ] [ horn honks, muffled talking ] -can't hear you, jerry. -sorry. uh, yeah, can we get a system where when someone's bike is in the shop, then we could borrow someone else's? -no! -no! or you can get a quote with america's number-one motorcycle insurer and maybe save some money while you're at it. all in favor of that. [ horn honking ]

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>> harris: breaking news at this hour. president biden is about to speak on border security at any moment now. we have learned he will go to el paso, texas, on sunday. it will be his first visit to the border as president, as you know. we cover this all the time.

crisis rocking. he hasn't been there. now he says he intends to go. a visit to the southern border would be president biden's first. it follows months of insistence from republicans and even democrats that he needs to go see the crisis firsthand. a new report finds that december border encounters shattered previous records. 226,000 in that month alone. people apprehended trying to get into the country illegally just last month. but december of 2021 it was close to 74,000. what we saw just last month was the highest number recorded for december since 1997. while the battle over the next speaker of the house may be getting most of washington, d.c.'s attention, today's "new york post" cover points out the chaos at the border is the real crisis. not too long ago president biden said this. >> why go to a border state and

not visit the border? >> harris: power panel. charlie hurt and kevin walling. what changed? >> i think what the president is signaling is a willingness now to work with house republicans and senate democrats to forge some kind of consensus on immigration. i've been saying for a long time it is a crisis. i'm very happy to see the president -- i'm very happy to see the president going to el paso and announce from the white house new measures with regards to title 42, with an expansion of legal migrant visas for folks who want to come legally that have sponsors in this country. he will announce that in the coming minutes from the white house. these are positive things for the american people. you compare it to the chaos we're seeing in the house of representatives and real presidential leadership.

>> harris: when you compare people dying at the border to people having political conversations inside the house of representatives. i will help save you for yourself. >> it's a good thing to see the president going there. >> what this tells us more than anything is that joe biden is running for re-election and he is politically frightened because he realizes that if he wants to get reelected, if he has any hope of getting reelected, i don't think he dirks he will have to address this problem. the real problem for him is the current crisis at the border is en entirely a crisis of his own making. president trump did not solve the larger problem of illegal immigration because of the millions of illegals that are already in the country and all the other problems attendant to it. in terms of the flow of illegals coming into the country, president trump did fix that problem. and joe biden single handedly

came along after that and undid every single one of those arrangements that president trump put into place with mexico and other countries to stop the immediate flow. to stop the humanitarian crisis at the border. 100% he owns this crisis as it is now. it is true he has spent the last 40 years talking about in congress and congress has failed to deal with the problem. but the most important thing right now is to put those trump measures back in place to solve the immediate humanitarian crisis. >> harris: we're told the homeland security secretary mayokas and the vice president kamala harris, two people have been tasked to clean up the situation down there will be with the president on his visit. we'll cover it from stem to stern. big question, though, would you move to get rid of mayokas? he has been really off the rails at many times on the realities on the ground, border patrol agents have told me that on the record to my face.

this warning coming from mayokas after claiming on multiple occasions that the border is secure. watch. >> there is no question that the number of encounters that we're experiencing at the border is straining our system. we're operating in a system that is fundamentally broken. no one seems to disagree. we can't agree on a solution. a solution is long overdue. within the broken immigration system that we are operating. >> harris: we've run tmontage bt he said the border was secure. he called on congress to pass a better immigration bill that includes amnesty for millions of illegals. i want to go back to you, kevin, and talking about having the two people who failed in their mission of securing the border

for the president. your thoughts. >> i think it's important the secretary and vice president are traveling there. >> harris: will they be held to account? >> they should be held to account and hopefully see bipartisan solutions coming out of this. at the end of the last year we saw a republican and a democrat working together to forge some level of compromise that involves amnesty. something we saw in the 2013 comprehensive immigration reform bill sponsored by marco rubio. there are solutions out there. we need the political will to see them through. with a republican house and democratic senate we can stop the politization of this. you make an important point. these are lives on the line. both our brave border patrol agents, many who we lost and the migrants seeking a better life for them and their children that have drowned or died along the route. it is a horrifying crisis and we need solutions. >> harris: one last quick one. there was a big prison break

down there two days ago and an important to the drug cartel leader is out and about. they are looking for him. several of the prison guards on the mexico side. this is just across from el paso where the president is going. your last thoughts, charlie. as this situation heats up in a new way. >> it is perfect symbolism what happened at the border. he handed the border to the drug cartels and criminals who now have operational control of the border. all three, mayokas, harris and biden will all be at the border. my belief is that all three of them are going to ultimately be fired in the next election for this. i this i the mayokas should be fired before then but my bigger concern, harris, is that the biden administration will fire mayokas and he will be the fall guy for what is actually a much broader responsibility that should be held to joe biden. because joe biden is the problem. not just mayokas.

>> harris: kevin and charlie, happy new year. i'm so glad you were here with me. the first power panel of the year with you guys. appreciate you. some fresh covid mixed messaging from the president. months after he told us the pandemic was over. who else is on that helicopter that he needs to have a mask on? a historic moment during yesterday's vote for house speaker. look at this. >> today i'm rising to nominate byron donald for speaker of the house of representatives. [applause] >> harris: virtually the entire house cheering after not one, but two american black men were nominated for house speaker yesterday. but at least one liberal democrat just got harsh with loads of backlash about that move. will cain in "focus" next.

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>> today i'm rising to nominate byron donalds for speaker of the house of representatives. byron is a dear friend, a solid conservative, but most importantly, a family man. now here we are and for the first time in history, there have been two black americans placed into the nomination for speaker of the house. [applause] >> harris: nearly everyone gave texas congressman elect chip roy a standing ovation after he nominated representative-elect byron donalds of florida for speaker of the house. the first time that two black men have been nominated for speaker with democrats also nominating hakeem jeffries. someone didn't care for the history-making moment.

squad member cori bush tweeted besides being black donald -- his name being in the mix is not progress, it's pathetic. donalds fired back. for what it's worth, nobody asked cori bush for her opinion on the matter. before you judge my agenda let's have a debate over the policies and outcomes. until then don't be a crab in a barrel. will cain, "fox & friends" weekend co-host. what would you say to cori bush right now? >> i don't know that i could say you are a racist but i can say that was racist. i don't want to leap to a full indictment of one's character but i can certainly leap to the indictment of a statement. there is nothing more clearly racist to me than telling a person that you are not allowed to be an individual. that you must be assigned. the most precious of things, your individual thoughts to a

category dictated by the color of your skin, harris. in the civil rights movement there was a sign. i love it and i think it is really -- it really encapsulates the united states of america. it read, i am a man. that sign suggests i'm an individual, i'm capable of my own hopes and dreams and faith and thoughts. cori bush robs donalds of that freedom by saying because you have endeavored to indodge your individual thoughts, you aren't black. you are not a man. to me that makes cori bush statement at the very least racist. >> harris: i can understand what you are feeling. that was my reaction when president biden said something as a candidate that was very similar to, that if you don't vote for him you aren't really

black. isn't this also -- your take on it -- perhaps a way for democrats to say that they don't want republicans to go forward with diversity. it's their lane, apparently. >> yeah, but it is not diversity. you ever notice when you have a conversation with someone and they mention the concept of diversity you have to ask what do you mean by diversity? diversity has come to mean, i think, honestly, i think diversity means black. i think that's what it has come to mean. truly what it means is a group of people of different backgrounds, thoughts, ethnicities, race and yes, world w views. it is a variety, not a monolith. it should be the case in a political party, country, school and within a race.

i don't think that everybody looks like me should therefore have to think like me. if they did i don't think we would be able to be called diverse. we would be called monolithic. i think if the republican party is the party of people with different thoughts and races, they are the party of diversity. >> harris: also said by biden and he had to clean it up. he said blacks were monolithic. hispanics were not. this is an issue they need to sit down until they can figure stuff out. in the meanwhile, the history was made whether cori bush or others didn't like it. the white house sent more mixed messaging on covid just a couple of month after president biden himself, not a doctor, declared the pandemic was over. the biden administration quietly extended vaccine entry requirements for travelers despite evidence that they failed to keep infections down. most western nations dropped that requirement months ago. president biden was seen just yesterday wearing a mask on

marine one, the white house struggling to explain why he would need to do that. >> can you tell us why the president was wearing a mask when he stepped off marine one? >> oh, well -- i don't know. i didn't notice that. we all wore masks on marine one. >> he doesn't usually wear a mask. >> i can tell you this, yesterday he tested negative on an antigen test for covid-19 but i think out of -- you are wearing a max, i'm wearing a mask. >> harris: your take. >> it's funny how she appeared to be so caught off guard by that question. when i say this i think it u -- the word politics suggest partisan infighting or partisan politics. what i mean by that the state of emergency over covid has become

the source of power. we all knew that during it from local to national level. the source of power. they will have a hard time ever giving up that source of power. the source of the student loan forgiveness program and even more powerful if it is flippant, arbitrary, if it is are we in it or not? if the populous doesn't know and it's just the word of the health authorities, fauci or president biden they won't give it up. it only leans into their power to have us always wondering are we in a state of emergency? >> harris: it is absolutely okay for reporters, whether they wear a mask or not, whether the press secretary is or not to ask about the president. he has had covid-19 more than once and was really sick at one of those times. took -- why is the president suddenly masking up? happy new year, happy friday

eve. my first thursday back. virginia's attorney general is launching an investigation into one of the state's mostly let public schools. officials have been accused of hiding student merit awards based on race and not wanting to hurt anybody's feelings if they didn't get one. damar hamlin, after his heart attack on the field, cardiac arrest. what the buffalo bills and doctors are saying today. clay travis in "focus" next. eye symptoms... keep... coming... back... inflammation in the eye might be to blame. feel the ache and burn! one man learns the truth... over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes. they may provide temporary relief... but probably won't touch me! mwahaha! tell me there's another way... there's hope for lasting relief with xiidra! xiidra works differently targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease.

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>> harris: we have an update on buffalo bills safety damar hamlin. the team released a statement and doctors say he has shown remarkable improvement over the past 24 hours and appears to be neurologically intact after going into cardiac arrest during monday night's game. hamlin's friend and fellow nfl player rodney thomas rushed to be by his side after the tragedy. >> family is in good spirits and he is getting better and progressing every day. >> if you're comfortable, what did you tell him when you two were alone when you got to spend some time with him? >> i just basically that i love

him and i got his back and see him in a little bit. i don't need no sponsor nothing. i just know what i said got across. like i said i am assuming a little bit. >> harris: he is not quite there to respond but thomas said he knows his friend heard him.ett . this is ay eng upgot fromuffalo s and appears starting to see more signs of progress. here is what the team says, per the physicians caring for damar hamlin at the university of cincinnati medical center he has shown remarkable improvement in 24 hours. while critically ill he is neurologically intact. his lungs continue to heal and he is making steady progress. according to reports, last night damar opened his eyes and was responsive and has been gripping the hands of his family while he remains in the icu in critical condition.

we're also hearing that damar's dad spoke to the entire buffalo bills team on a zoom call wednesday to give his teammates an update on damar's condition, which was apparently very emotional call but one that helped the team a lot in their process of grieving and trying to heal as they prepare for their next game this coming weekend. while today's -- cardiologists are saying it won't be a quick recovery. >> what he had. a prolonged cpr it is not expected to have a recovery that lasts more than a week. i think everybody is a little bit concerned he is still in critical condition. to me it is not unexpected and doesn't mean there is no chanc of recovery. ere is still goo me chance of recover future will look like bunfin's

officihe has playe the threasons required to vestes ke aension, healnd going to make sure that he has everything he needs to live a complete life going forward. harris. >> harris: so many people praying around the country and around the world. myself included. pray without ceasing. more on this now. why in the world would some members of the liberal media tear down the story? media critics say three creating a divide. >> 45% of americans think that tackle football is appropriate. heterosexual men voted the most support for kids doing football. and conservatives were more likely to support youth tackle football, just saying. >> a tragic reminder of the inherent violence of the support and humanity of the young men who put health and safety on the line for the nfl's gladiator

spectacle. >> harris: clay travis, your reaction to that. >> sadly, it is very predictable. thanks for having me on. this is what was inevitable, right? football is hyper masculine, it is violent, and it is played almost exclusively by men. and so the left wing, of course, is going to hate it. this is part and parcel of their war. i really believe this, on masculinity in general. joy behar is an imbecile and i don't know what poll she is attributing that 45% to. not surprising that they have the discussion and "washington post" had an article saying that football was too violent. this is crazy but it is what i've always said, look, the left

embraced colin kaepernick not because of his stance, but because they don't like football. they liked football being under siege and being attacked. colin kaepernick said the nfl draft directly compared it to a slave auction because they take your height and weight and measure your talent. the difference, of course, is manifold but you choose to play in the nfl. no one is required to put their body at risk, just like you aren't required to box or be involved in a ufc fight or compete in any physical endeavor that requires the danger that might arise when bodies come into collision. these guys are highly paid. they understand better than anyone what the risks that they are assuming and they are doing it very often for a chance at generational wealth and certainly to be compensated in their 20s at a level that almost

no one in the world has ever been compensated for any labor before in the past ever. and so i am saddened by the attacks on football but i totally expected this is where this story would go. >> harris: there is always time and place that comes into play here. what i sense from the conversations that we just showed our audience with the view and msnbc as well is that they don't know the temperature of the room right now. they don't understand that it actually is bigger than football when a young man's life has elevated the discourse to prayer in places where even doctors say miracles abound. we might need one here. he is doing better. we could just stick with the story. i guess they don't have enough story discipline to cover the news. bob costas put this so well. you can do everything you can to make certain things hockey, a lot of sports, skiing, dangerous, injuries, these are

people's choices to make their dreams come true as you put it. you can do everything you want to make those things as safe as they can be but never make them completely safe because they are inherently what they are. >> when my son played tackle football this year. a lot of parents make that choice. you have the conversation with your kids. you weigh exactly how old they are and you balance out the benefits that they are going to get from being a part of a team from developing and building their character, from the challenges that sports help to create better humans. i really do believe that. hardly any of us are going pro, a tiny percentage. it is what you learn from sports. as i tell my kids, use the ball, don't let the ball use you. that's why sports can be so powerful for so many. >> harris: the virginia attorney general has now launched an investigation into a prestigious high school after accusations it withheld merit awards from

students in the name of heequit. they were held until after deadlines for college scholarships. those had passed and hidden from mostly asian students. the state's attorney general announced the investigation and said no student should be treated differently because of their race. the governor here. >> we have students who had achieved a real accolade to be a national merit scholar and they weren't told because they didn't want to make the other students feel bad. when you have a superintendent in loudon county who expresses a desire that all students will have equal outcomes, no exceptions, this is the kind of just crazy behavior that you get from principals and administrators. >> harris: how can we rise if they don't let our young people reach? >> amen. it is connected to the story we were talking about and why football and sports in general

are generally not embraced by the far left wing of this country. it is because sports are about the best man or woman wins, it doesn't matter what your background, it is what you do when you step on the field. same thing when you sit down and take a test like this and achieve or don't achieve a commendation. it's the reason why we give grades in the first place, harris, because we want to encourage great behavior and good work and discourage poor behavior and poor work. and give people a measure of how they are achieving. the idea that if you don't tell people hey, you've done a great job that somehow you are lifting up people who haven't done as good of job. this is a problem in northern virginia. >> harris: back another day. the president of the united states on an upcoming visit to the southern border. >> president biden: these actions alone i will announce

today won't fix our entire immigration system but they can help us a good deal and better managing what is a difficult challenge. my first day in office some of you may recall who cover this area and you cover it well i sent congress a come pro henceive piece of legislation to completely overhaul what has been a broken immigration system for a long time. cracking down on illegal immigration, strengthening legal immigration and protecting dreamers. those who temporary protective status like farm workers are part of the fabric of our nation. republicans have refused to consider my comprehensive plans and rejected my recent request for an adeletional $3.5 billion to secure the border. and funds for 2,000 new asylum personnel, another officers and personnel and 100 new immigration judges so people don't have to wait years to get their claims adjudicated. they have a right to make a

claim legally. the failure to pass this plan has increased the challenges as we see at the border. no one knows it better than the vice president. we need to see the bigger picture. it is hard to see. our politics are deviceive it clouds the picture. it clouds the picture. let me explain what i am going to do as clearly and plainly as i can. it is a complicated issue. i don't want to pretend there is anything easy about it. people come to america for a lot of different reasons. to seek new opportunity and what is the strongest economy in the world. can't blame them wanting to do it. they flee oppression. we're the freest nation in the world. chase their own american dream in the greatest nation of the

world. the story of america is the story of so many families including mine, now there are a number of ways to immigrate to america legally under our existing laws. for example, an american citizen can sponsor an immediate family member from another country. an american company can sponsor an employee from another country. there are visas for students stow study in our colleges and other special categories. regardless of the legal pathway they process, this process them to require everyone be involved in following the law. that's the notion. there are laws to get here legally. that includes another legal way for someone to come to america by seeking asylum because they are fleeing persecution, like a lot of our ancestors did as well. for many people that's what's happening at the southwest border now. over the past several years thousands of people have been fleeing from central and south

america and caribbean countries ruled by oppressive dick tours including cuba, nicaragua, venezuela and escaping gang violence in haiti. currently these for countries account for most of the people traveling into mexico to start a new life by getting to the american border and trying to cross. but instead of safe and orderly process at the border we have a patchwork system that doesn't work as it should. we don't have enough asylum officers or personnel to determine whether people qualify for asylum. there is a standard you have to meet. we don't have enough immigration judges to adjudicate the claims of immigrants. in fact, the previous administration used a rule called title 42 to deal with the pandemic. to rapidly expel people who crossed the border. designed to deal with the pandemic but used as a means to

expel people at the border. people turned away under title 42. and they are not barred from trying to come back. they go back, they try again and again. well they can and do try to reenter the united states again and again that makes the problem at the border even worse. under the united states supreme court a case on title 42 later this year they will make a decision finally what to do about title 42. in the meantime we'll continue to use that authority. the supreme court has required it. until congress passes the funds, a comprehensive immigration plan to fix the system completely, my administration will work to make things better at the border using the tools that we have available to us now. today my administration is taking several steps to stiffen enforcement for those who try to come without a legal right to

stay. to put in place a faster process to decide a claim of asylum. someone says they come because i'm facing oppression. there has to be a way to determine that quicker for people seeking safety from persecution. mayokas will detail this after i finish at homeland security. one step we're taking. over the summer we saw a huge spike of venezuelans traveling through mexico and attempting to enter the united states without going through our legal processes. we responded by using an insuring that there are two safe and lawful ways for someone leaving the country to come to america. go first, if they are seeking asylum, they can use an app on their cell phone calle