Texas governor to meet with Obama on border crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokeswoman for Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry confirms that Perry will be among the officials meeting with President Barack Obama in Texas tomorrow to discuss how to deal with the flood of immigrants from Central America who are crossing from Mexico into the United States. Many of those immigrants are unaccompanied minors.

The spokeswoman says Perry wants to talk about the “humanitarian and national security crisis” there.

Obama today asked Congress for $3.7 billion to deal with the situation. Some of the money would go toward the detention, care and transportation of the children who arrive without family members. The money would also be used to boost the capacity of immigration courts and increase surveillance at the border.

But House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’-nur) says the proposal falls short. A spokesman says Boehner wants to see the National Guard used to provide “humanitarian support” in the areas that are affected.

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174-v-36-(Mark Smith, AP White House correspondent)–President Obama is asking Congress for $3.7 billion to help the administration deal with a surge in Central American children crossing the U.S. border. AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith reports. (8 Jul 2014)

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176-c-20-(Mark Smith, AP White House correspondent)-“a humanitarian crisis”-AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith reports the request is nearly twice what officials estimated last week. (8 Jul 2014)

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APPHOTO NY113: FILE – In this June 20, 2014 file photo, immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally stand in line for tickets at the bus station after they were released from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. Tackling what he has called a humanitarian crisis, President Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 asked Congress for $3.7 billion to cope with a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) (19 Jun 2014)

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