joining us is stef kight of axios. security and immigration matters, what would you say is the republic's philosophy? guest: the republicans are focused on the current policies at the border. they want to make it more difficult for people to come across. there was a cut back on parole -- they want to cut back on parole. the focus is on trying to lower those numbers and crackdown on people who are to the -- cross the border illegally. host: some of the specifics will beunding theorr enforcement strategy, talking about that catch and poll, it will require proof of legal status and eliminate welfare incentives. how would republicans describe that? guest: the talk about the use of parole. officially people have to go through the process in order to come into the country legally, they have to apply for asylum. at times our system is overrun and we have seen that over the past three years. there have been large numbers of people comes across the border, apply for asylum, border officials will release people under parole and

host: stef kight from axios joining us for this conversation. host: will stick to border issues. guest: they mentioned that politicians need to stick together. i agree with that. we have not seen any changes to border laws in a long time. that is one reason why there has been large numbers at be border and we do not have resources to allow people to come in in an orderly way and humane way. i think on both sides of the aisle, congress needs to take a look at immigration law and do something more permanent and not leave everything to the executive branch of change policies one administration to the next. that uncertainty is why some experts say we continue to see such large numbers. host: the caller mentioned order patrol is overrun. we saw president biden's trip to el paso a couple weeks ago. what is border patrol saying about what is going on when it comes to the biden administration? guest: we have heard from border patrol and border patrol unions which are frustrated with the biden administration and have been for the past few years. there has been a lot going on at the southe

i question here, i am tony, and your stef kight?all these calls coming in, most of them have been anti-illegal immigration. you are speaking of the policies that would cover this policy or a policy that people are more familiar with and then there is an underlying policy that permits these things. is the congress, and i'm hearing a lot of media focus, it seems so nonchalant. as if the public opinion does not mean anything. you mentioned about people having minimal support for coming here. if you see -- a lot of people from all over send their money back home. how is that helping our economy? i know i am asking a lot of questions but i've been listening to the show as it goes on and the comments from you and the commentator and none of the questions point to the public's opinion. if you -- i do not look on twitter but i hear about twitter and facebook sites for it in people come over and they bring their own form of racism from whatever of the world they come from. comments like, i get treated better in your country than you do. host

host: you can find the work of stef kight on >> washington journal continues. host: we have been looking at elements of the commitment to america to introduce last year and how it might play out in policy matters not that they have control of the house. joining us is kevin baron with defense one. good morning. when it comes to the commitment of america, house republicans laid out for broad principles with matters to defense. pport our troops, an thus in an effecve military to esblish and to exercise peace and strength with allies. these are broad. what is a reflect about republican thinking with defense matters? guest: these are pretty broad. they are so broad anybody would agree with them but what is behind that, a couple of things. one, pure politics and a document, a vision that is designed to play democrats on their heels. look strong and do. second, something new in the world of national security policy and what most of us are much worse that -- most interested in. the select committee on china you mentioned. there painting it as security and national secu