President Trump Talks Border, Government Shutdown, Dreamers
President Trump is on the border at this moment talking with Border Patrol, others and taking questions from the press. He says this should have been dealt with thirty years ago, twenty, ten, five. He could have ignored it like others have.
450 apprehended yesterday, with 133 from places other than Mexico and Central America. People from Middle East and around the world coming through illegally.
Caravan forming now in Honduras. May be bigger than the last.
Border Patrol says where there is a fence in that sector illegal crossings are around 6 percent. Where there is no barrier, crossings are 90 percent.
President Trump says they want to do something with the "dreamers" but first he wants to get a barrier. They will do something with the dreamers.
More questions on dreamers and DACA. President says he would like to put dreamers with wall.
Questions on declaring National Emergency.
President Trump talks about American lives taken. Acknowledges the death of Ronil Singh. His brother, Reggie Singh, was with the president earlier.
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