league city outside of houston approved a legislation to house or process undocumented immigrants. >> until the people in washington get their act together, you can't depend on the city council at leak cit league city to deal with the immigration problem. >> reporter: the president is facing criticism for not visiting the border to view the crisis firsthand. >> with all due respect i think he could do better. he could go down to the border. >> he needs to see this for himself, and not rely on his advisers. this is an crisis that is ongoing in. >> an going crisis that continues to hit texas that loads women and children to california. >> there will be a round table discussion where he'll be joined with religious leaders to come up with specific ways the federal government could help with the crisis here in texas. >> anyone who has watched our border land program many women worry about rape and other violence. we talked to women in mexico about their fears. >> reporter: so close to realizing their dream of a new life. these migrants try to cross the u.s. border. it's a journey some die making. something well-known to those at this soup kitchen like 24-year-old luce. a single mother left h